salvage

n. 1 rescue of property from the sea, a fire, etc. 2 property etc. So saved. 3 a saving and use of waste materials. B materials salvaged. v. (-ging) 1 save from a wreck etc. 2 retrieve from a disaster etc. (salvaged her pride).  salvageable adj. [latin: related to *save1]

n. The act of saving a vessel, goods, or life, from perils of the sea.