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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1115. Misconduct or neglect of ship officers
Every captain, engineer, pilot, or other person employed on any
steamboat or vessel, by whose misconduct, negligence, or
inattention to his duties on such vessel the life of any person is
destroyed, and every owner, charterer, inspector, or other public
officer, through whose fraud, neglect, connivance, misconduct, or
violation of law the life of any person is destroyed, shall be
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or
both.
When the owner or charterer of any steamboat or vessel is a
corporation, any executive officer of such corporation, for the
time being actually charged with the control and management of the
operation, equipment, or navigation of such steamboat or vessel,
who has knowingly and willfully caused or allowed such fraud,
neglect, connivance, misconduct, or violation of law, by which the
life of any person is destroyed, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
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