§ 942. Public and commercial vessels and other watercraft; sale of fuel, supplies, and services

§ 942. Public and commercial vessels and other watercraft; sale of fuel, supplies, and services

(1) to procure the fuel, supplies, or services from other sources at its present location; and

(2) to proceed to the nearest port where they may be obtained without endangering the safety of the ship, the health and comfort of its personnel, or the safe condition of the property carried aboard.

(Added Pub. L. 86–159, § 1, Aug. 14, 1959, 73 Stat. 357, § 654; amended Pub. L. 89–444, § 1(22), June 9, 1966, 80 Stat. 197; renumbered § 942, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 107(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4205.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 654 of this title as this section.

1966—Pub. L. 89–444 inserted “Public and commercial vessels and other watercraft; sale of fuel, supplies, and services” in section catchline.