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Reepicheep
Posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 03:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/photo/22012007/24/photo/p hotos-n-world-opportunists-salvage-bmw-motorbike.h tml
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Oldog
Posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 05:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Wheres Tramp?
looks like they need a bmw expert
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Rocketman
Posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 06:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

This is huge news in the UK.

As of yesterday it was confirmed 14 BMW K1200's have been collected off the beach. One guy said he had to put the front wheel in, and the keys and all paperwork were present and the tank was full of fuel. He rode it away. Others are reporting similar stories.

All that's required is anyone taking anything from the ships washed up cargo has to fill a form in stating who they are and what they've taken, then submit it to the Master of Shipwrecks or some such body. The law states that if the owner of the goods wants them returned, they have an obligation to pay the persons who have those goods. How much I don't know.

There are many BMW car parts. Windscreens, steering wheels, transmission units. Chocolate. Whisky. Wine barrels (empty). All types of cosmetics. Nappies. Dog food. The list is endless.

Rocket
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Woody1911a1
Posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 06:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

damn , best thing that ever floated up here was a bail of pot and even after it was dried out tasted like chit
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Chainsaw
Posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 11:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

ABC News reports as follows: "Under the Merchant Shipping Act, salvage remains the property of the original owner. Anyone who finds washed up goods must contact a government official, called the receiver of the wreck, within 28 days.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said people could be charged with theft if they failed to report the salvage they take from the beach. Spokesman Mark Clark said the scavengers were guilty of "crass greed"."

Looting = stealing. Them guys are not even trying to hide their faces from the cameras either. Freakin' shameful in my book.
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Rocketman
Posted on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 05:21 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

It is somewhat deplorable to see ordinary people scavenging dog food, nappies and BMW parts. It's reported stuff is already turning up on eBay.

You can't blame anyone for taking a 10 grand motorcycle though! As long as you fill in the form you are within the law to take anything.

Rocket
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Cyclonemick
Posted on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 12:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I heard Brian Williams on the Nightly News say it was totally legal to take the items off the beach???
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Natexlh1000
Posted on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 02:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

How much water damage do you think they have?
Do those cargo containers float?
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Rocketman
Posted on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 03:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

It is totally legal to take anything that's washed up, providing you fill in the form. You are supposed then to hold onto your goods for 1 year, by which time the goods owners are to contact you and pay you for the goods. If in the 1 year period that doesn't happen, the goods are yours outright.

Several of the bikes were apparently ridden away. MCN are reporting to have tracked down one person who acquired a £13000 K1200GT. The person said the container was laying on its side and the bike had suffered some minor scratching only. The battery was charged and the tank was full of fuel.

A local to the scene BMW motorcycle dealer sales manager is quoted as saying he's been inundated with phone calls offering them brand new motorcycles. The most bizarre he says, a G650 X Challenge, which are so new they are currently not for sale in the UK.

Rocket
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