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46 U.S.C. § 80101

Vessel stranded on foreign coast

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(a)Duties of Consular Officer.—When a vessel of the United States is stranded on a coast of a foreign country, the consular officer in that country shall take proper measures, to the extent the laws of that country allow, to—(1) save and secure the vessel and property on the vessel; and(2) prepare an inventory of the property that is saved.(b)Delivery to Owner.—After deducting the expenses, the consular officer shall deliver the property, with an inventory, to the owner of the property.(c)Limitation on Taking Possession.—A consular officer may not take possession of property under this section when the owner, master, or consignee is present or able to take possession of the property.(Pub. L. 109–304, § 11, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1690.)

Historical and Revision Notes

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80101

46 App.:721.

R.S. § 4238.

In this section, the words “consular officer” are substituted for “Consuls and vice consuls” and “consul or vice consul” for consistency in the revised title.

Subsection (a)(1) is substituted for “as well for the purpose of saving the vessels, their cargoes and appurtenances, as for storing and securing the effects and merchandise saved” to eliminate unnecessary words.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2024 · leading case: Aqua Log, Inc. v. Lost & Abandoned Pre-Cut Logs & Rafts of Logs, 101 F. Supp. 3d 1345 (M.D. Ga. 2015).
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Aqua Log, Inc. v. Lost & Abandoned Pre-Cut Logs & Rafts of Logs, 101 F. Supp. 3d 1345 (M.D. Ga. 2015). “1:07-CV-159 (WLS) and 1:07-CV-208 (WLS), against the In Rem Defendant Lost and Abandoned Pre-Cut Logs and Rafts of Logs (“the Logs”) under the Salvage Act, 46 U.S.C. § 80101 et seq. and the Law of Finds.”
Certain Underwriters Subscribing to a Policy of Ins. v. Guyana Nat'l Indus. Co. Inc. (S.D. Fla. 2024). · cites it 2× “7 In the Complaint, Plaintiff improperly cites to 46 U.S.C. § 80101 , a statute that pertains to vessels stranded on a foreign coast, when referencing the Pomerene Act.”
Aqua Log, Inc. v. Lost & Abandoned Pre-Cut Logs & Rafts of Logs, 94 F. Supp. 3d 1345 (M.D. Ga. 2015). “1:07-CV-160 (WLS) and l:07-CV-208 (WLS), against the In Rem Defendant Lost and Abandoned Pre-Cut Logs and Rafts of Logs (“the Logs”) under the Salvage Act, 46 U.S.C. § 80101 et seq. and the Law of Finds.”
Aqua Log, Inc. v. Lost & Abandoned Pre-Cut Logs & Rafts of Logs, 103 F. Supp. 3d 1369 (M.D. Ga. 2015). “1:07-CV-169 (WLS) and 1:07-CY-160 (WLS), against the In Rem Defendant Lost and Abandoned Pre-Cut Logs and Rafts of Logs (“the Logs”) under the Salvage Act, 46 U.S.C. § 80101 et. seq. and the Law of Finds.”
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