Printed from: https://conservationhandbooks.com/sand-dunes/coastlands-and-the-law/wreck/
‘Wreck’ ie property cast ashore after shipwreck or found in or on the shores of any tidal water, may be either owned or unclaimed. In either case the ‘salvor’ must inform the Receiver of Wreck (usually HM Coastguard) so that he may register it as necessary. Wreck includes ‘derelict’ articles, ie property abandoned without hope...