N.Y. Navigation Law § 131: Sale of wreck

§ 131. Sale of wreck. If the property so saved shall be perishable, so

as to render the sale thereof expedient, the officer, in whose custody

the same shall be, shall apply to the county court of the county, or the

city court of the city, where such property may be, by a verified

petition stating the facts, for an order authorizing such sale; if the

court shall be satisfied that a sale of the property would be most

beneficial to the parties interested, it shall make the order so applied

for, and the officer having custody of the property shall sell the same

at public auction, at the time and in the manner specified in the order,

and the proceeds of such sale, deducting the expenses allowed by the

courts, shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the

property shall have been found.