The Commercial Port Law Article 13
The wrecks, materials or floating articles within the commercial port area should be retrieved or removed should be agreed by the Commercial Port Administrative Authority, Maritime and Port Bureau or designated agencies.The Commercial Port Administrative Authority, Maritime and Port Bureau or the designated agencies shall retrieve, remove those wrecks, materials or floating articles within the commercial port area, if the owners fail to retrieve or remove them within a specific period notified or published by the Commercial Port Administrative Authority, Maritime and Port Bureau or the designated agencies. The same applies when the owners are unknown and unreachable.If the wrecks, materials or floating articles are located in the entrance of the commercial port area, berth or fairway channel so as to block the entering or departing ship’s navigation or docking, the Commercial Port Administrative Authority, Maritime and Port Bureau or the designated agencies shall retrieve or remove those directly and immediately.If the Commercial Port Administrative Authority, Maritime and Port Bureau or the designated agencies retrieves or removes the wrecks, materials or floating articles in accordance with the preceding two paragraphs, and the owners fail to pay the costs for the retrieval or removal within a specific period notified by the Commercial Port Administrative Authority, Maritime and Port Bureau or the designated agencies, or the owners are unknown, the Commercial Port Administrative Authority, Maritime and Port Bureau or the designated agencies shall announce an auction and sell them. The retrieval and removal costs shall be deducted from the proceeds , and the remaining amount shall be returned to the owners, or be deposited and announced for taking delivery. However, if six months have passed and no one, which is entitled to the deposits, claims the remaining amount, the Commercial Port Administrative Authority, Maritime and Port Bureau or the designated agencies is entitled to the proceeds.
中文原文 商港法第13條
商港區域內之沉船、物資、漂流物，其打撈、清除應經商港經營事業機構、航港局或指定機關同意；所有人不依商港經營事業機構、航港局或指定機關公告或通知之限期打撈、清除者，由商港經營事業機構、航港局或指定機關打撈、清除。
所有人不明，無法通知者，亦同。
商港區域內之沉船、物資、漂流物之位置，在港口、船席或航道致阻塞進出口船舶之航行、停泊，必須緊急處理時，得逕由商港經營事業機構、航港局或指定機關立即打撈、清除。
前二項由商港經營事業機構、航港局或指定機關打撈、清除之沉船、物資、漂流物，所有人不於商港經營事業機構、航港局或指定機關通知限期內繳納打撈、清除費用後領回或所有人不明者，由商港經營事業機構、航港局或指定機關公告拍賣；其拍賣所得價金，除抵繳打撈、清除費用外，其餘發還所有人或保管公告招領。
經公告滿六個月後仍無權利人領取時，由商港經營事業機構、航港局或指定機關取得所有權。
所有人不明，無法通知者，亦同。
商港區域內之沉船、物資、漂流物之位置，在港口、船席或航道致阻塞進出口船舶之航行、停泊，必須緊急處理時，得逕由商港經營事業機構、航港局或指定機關立即打撈、清除。
前二項由商港經營事業機構、航港局或指定機關打撈、清除之沉船、物資、漂流物，所有人不於商港經營事業機構、航港局或指定機關通知限期內繳納打撈、清除費用後領回或所有人不明者，由商港經營事業機構、航港局或指定機關公告拍賣；其拍賣所得價金，除抵繳打撈、清除費用外，其餘發還所有人或保管公告招領。
經公告滿六個月後仍無權利人領取時，由商港經營事業機構、航港局或指定機關取得所有權。