Goods thrown into the sea and retrieved by a man

Musa bin Ulayy said: I asked al-Zuhri: "If the wind brings an enemy ship to some people, what is the ruling on its goods?" He said: "It is spoil for whoever seizes it, and a fifth is due on it."

Al-Hasan was asked about a ship that sinks in the sea with goods in it belonging to various people. He said: "Whatever the sea itself throws up on the shore belongs to its owner, and whatever is brought out by diving belongs to the one who brings it out."

Ata said: If the sea throws goods out, they have the status of lost property (luqatah), and they are to be announced.