# Submarine Telegraph Act 1885, Part ARTICLE VII


Owners of ships or vessels who can prove that they have sacrificed an anchor, a net, or other fishing gear in order to avoid injuring a submarine cable shall receive compensation from the owner of the cable.
In order to establish a claim to such compensation, a statement supported by the evidence of the crew, should, whenever possible, be drawn up immediately after the occurrence; and the master must, within twenty-four hours after his return to, or next putting into port, make a declaration to the proper authorities.
The latter shall communicate the information to the consular authorities of the country to which the owner of the cable belongs.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/48-49/49/schedule/part/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/submarine-telegraph-act-1885/schedule/part-7
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