YACHT DEBT RECOVERY - WHAT HAPPENS You have a debt, you've tried to collect and not been successful. You call us. We ask for details and authority to act on your behalf. We do not normally look for any payment from you at this stage. Once instructed we will call the debtor and ask for payment. This first contact will tell us whether the matter can be resolved directly or whether the problem is more complex. According to what we learn at this stage we will either collect the debt, negotiate on your behalf, or proceed to a more legally aggressive action. This is likely to be: Our mediation service Place a hold on the vessel Full Admiralty Marshal arrest BOAT TRACING Often, boat owners trying to avoid their debts will move their boat to a different place. We have a network of search contacts throughout the UK marinas and harbours to find such runaway vessels.