"Steve" wrote in message
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Seems a log is kinda like a maverick calf on the open range. It belongs to
someone..

In BC its covered by legislation
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/tasb/legsre...ract/part9.htm

Salvors are issued a LS licence.

--
Saltair

Perhaps the worst plight of a vessel is to be caught in a gale on a lee
shore.
In this connection the following rules should be observed.

1. Never allow your vessel to be found in such a predicament.

Callingham: "Seamanship: Jottings for the Young Sailor"