Part IX

Salvage and Wreck
Chapter II

Wreck

Offences in respect of wreck

Taking wreck to foreign port.
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1
A person commits an offence if he takes into any foreign port and sells—
a
any vessel stranded, derelict or otherwise in distress found on or near the coasts of the United Kingdom or any tidal water within United Kingdom waters;
b
any part of the cargo or equipment of, or anything belonging to, such a vessel; or
c
any wreck found within those waters.
2
A person who is guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.