On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:41:39 +0000, K wrote:

It's apparently not illegal provided that you do not attempt to hide it
and you inform the official Receiver of Wrecks, so the goods may be
returned to the owner if he/she wants them. Hence the handing out of
forms to enable people to do this.

Yes, it is not all commercial goods in those containers. One sad thing
I heard was the fact that a South African family were moving all
their possessions either to or from SA in one of those containers, and
they could see their stuff being looted on the beach.


Pam in Bristol