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46 U.S.C. § 10908 — Penalty for sending unseaworthy vessel to sea

U.S.C. Title 46 - SHIPPING 46 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen Part G - Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief CHAPTER 109 - PROCEEDINGS ON UNSEAWORTHINESS Sec. 10908 - Penalty for sending unseaworthy vessel to sea From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§10908. Penalty for sending unseaworthy vessel to sea

A person that knowingly sends or attempts to send, or that is a party to sending or attempting to send, a vessel of the United States to sea, in an unseaworthy state that is likely to endanger the life of an individual, shall be fined not more than $1,000, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 577.)

Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code)

10908 46:658

Section 10908 provides a penalty for a person knowingly sending or attempting to send an unseaworthy vessel to sea.

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