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Section 200: Preventing escape from wreck – felony life imprisonment

200.Preventing escape from wreck

Any person who unlawfully—

(a)prevents or obstructs any person who is on board of or is escaping from a vessel which is in distress or wrecked, in his or her endeavours to save his or her life; or

(b)obstructs any person in his or her endeavours to save the life of any person so situated,

commits a felony and is liable, on conviction, to imprisonment for life.

Plain English Summary

You must not unlawfully prevent or obstruct someone on a distressed or wrecked vessel from trying to save their own life. You also must not obstruct a...

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