{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-21-260","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 50-21-260","heading":"Removal of abandoned or derelict vessels.","body":"(A) An abandoned vessel or a derelict vessel is subject to removal at any time by any person without liability to a responsible party. A person who removes and disposes of an abandoned vessel or a derelict vessel may commence a civil action against a responsible party within three years of the removal and disposal to recover:\n(1) the cost of the removal and disposal; and\n(2) the attorney's fees and court costs incurred in bringing the action.\n(B) The civil action provided in this section is in addition to and supplemental of any rights of salvage that may be available under maritime law.","path":["Title 50 - FISH, GAME AND WATERCRAFT","CHAPTER 21 Equipment and Operation of Watercraft","ARTICLE 2 Abandoned Vessels, Derelict Vessels, and Sunken Vessels"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t50c021.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:48:14Z","sha256":"3fc84dc660d7c149aacdf508c234446d8e4991d6136c97c41fac7e54a23b234d","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-21-250","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-21-270"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}