Sony digital camera got splashed by an ocean wave...Error message now appearing on LCD. Can it be fixed?

Hi there, I have a Sony DSC-P200 that got splashed (not dunked, just sprinkled) by an ocean wave a week ago. For the first week afterward, whenever I would power up the camera, the zoom lens would emerge as usual and the LCD would turn on, but three things would blink over and over again on the screen to signal an error: (1) "E:91:01" (2) the little "flash" symbol (lightning bolt) (3) the words "Memory Stick Error" (when the memory stick is inserted) When I would power down the camera, the zoom would retreat to a flat position and the LCD would turn off as usual, but the lens itself was no longer covered by a black enclosure -- it was just open and exposed. I pressed the "reset" button on the side of the camera and now the error message that I see has changed to "C:13:01". Does this sound fixable? If so, can you ballpark the repair fee? And, finally, if we do decided to repair it, are we facing any sort of long/short-term damage that might make it not worth fixing -- i.e., corrosion from salt in ocean water, etc? Best, Shannon

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