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American ships had salvage rights, to the tune of $ 3 million. This led to a protracted court case, which was not settled until 1947. At that time it was ruled that the members of the boarding party and the prize crew were entitled to $ 3,000 apiece, the equivalent today of over $ 25,000 according to the Consumer Price Index, but easily nearly twice that on the basis of the prevailing minimum wage, while all the other crewmen in Omaha and Somers were entitled to two months' pay and allowances at their then current rate.
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