Salvage is any action taken to eliminate the danger that threatens people or things on water. Saving lives at sea is required and prescribed by the provisions of the maritime administrative law, and the property law relating to the salvage ship, cargo and other property interests. Necessary for the protection of people and property in recent time has been added to the need for protection of the marine environment. For the successful salvage of property value salvors shall be rewarded for the salvage, which can’t be higher than the value of the saved items. It is expressed in English principle of no cure no pay which means no useful results no prizes for salvage. The Croatian law, salvage is regulated by the Maritime Code. Salvage, at the international level, was very early unified. Important marine and regulation was the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules and Salvage at Sea, 1910, which in 1989 was replaced by a new International Convention on Salvage. The major changes that have taken the new Convention are reflected in encouraging salvors to participate in the protection of the sea and the prevention of pollution of the marine environment.