Legal Definitions - lagon

Definition: Lagon (lag-uhn) is another spelling of LAGAN. Lagan (lag-uhn) refers to goods that are abandoned at sea but attached to a buoy so that they may be recovered. It can also refer to wreckage or cargo lying on the seabed.

Examples:

• A fishing boat found a lagan of nets and traps floating in the water.
• The divers explored the lagan of a sunken ship to see if there were any valuable artifacts.

The first example illustrates the first definition of lagan, where goods are abandoned at sea but attached to a buoy so that they may be recovered. The second example illustrates the second definition of lagan, where wreckage or cargo is lying on the seabed.