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Commercial Act — Article 889 (Distribution of Remuneration for Salvage Inside One Ship)

상법 제889조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2018-12-19. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-09-10) — check the Korean original.

(1) In cases where a ship has been involved in a salvage and received salvage charge, the amount of damage to such ship and expenses incurred in relation to the salvage shall first be paid to a shipowner, and each half of the balance shall be paid to a shipmaster and the crew.

(2) With regard to the distribution of salvage charge to be paid to crew under paragraph (1), a shipmaster shall draw up a schedule of distribution, taking the effort of each crewman, its effects and situation into consideration, and shall notify the crew thereof before the end of a voyage.[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 8581, Aug. 3, 2007]

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