(1) A salvor who is engaged in salvage operations, in cases where environmental damage is apprehended to occur due to a ship or its cargo, accompanied with the reduction of the damage or the effect of the prevention, may claim special remuneration for the expense incurred in relation to the salvage regardless of success or failure in the salvage and the provisions of Article 884.
(2) The term "expense" in paragraph (1) means the reasonable expense actually incurred in the salvage operations and the fair remuneration for the equipment used and the number of persons employed.
(3) A salvor may, when environmental damage which is likely to occur is actually reduced or prevented due to the salvage operations, claim the increase of the remuneration, and the court shall determine whether to allow such increase and its amount, taking the circumstances described in Article 883 into consideration. In such cases, no salvage charge shall exceed double the amount of the expense prescribed in paragraph (1), even if it is increased.
(4) In cases where the reduction or prevention of damage is hindered due to bad faith or negligence of a salvor, the court may reduce the amount prescribed in paragraphs (1) and (3) or deny it.
(5) In cases where a salvor who has performed one salvage operation may claim the remuneration prescribed in Article 882 in addition to the special remuneration prescribed in paragraphs (1) through (4), he/she may claim the larger amount between them as the salvage charge.[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 8581, Aug. 3, 2007]