Maritime Act Article 103

Salvage operations rendered to a ship or the property thereon which have had a useful result give right to a claim proper reward for the result.If the salvor has carried out the salvage operations in respect of a ship which by itself or the cargo on board threatened pollution damage to the environment, he may still claim reward from the owner of that ship, equivalent to his expenses actually incurred therefor; if the said salvage operation rendered to the ship or the cargo on board has indeed prevented or minimized pollution damage to the environment, he may further claim reward from the owner of that ship, equivalent to or not exceeding 100 percent of the expenses actually incurred therefor.Where the salvor simultaneously possesses the rights to the salvage rewards of the preceding two paragraphs, the sum of the reward under the preceding paragraph shall be deducted from the sum of the reward under paragraph one of this ArticleThe right to claim salvage reward shall be extinguished if not duly exercised within two years commencing from the date of the completion of the salvage operation.