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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 24. Vessels laying cables; signals; avoidance of buoys
The master of any vessel which, while engaged in laying or
repairing submarine cables, shall fail to observe the rules
concerning signals that have been or shall be adopted by the
parties to the convention described in section 30 of this title
with a view to preventing collisions at sea; or the master of any
vessel that, perceiving, or being able to perceive the said signals
displayed upon a telegraph ship engaged in repairing a cable, shall
not withdraw to or keep at distance of at least one nautical mile;
or the master of any vessel that seeing or being able to see buoys
intended to mark the position of a cable when being laid or when
out of order or broken, shall not keep at a distance of at least a
quarter of a nautical mile, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
on conviction thereof, shall be liable to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding one month, or to a fine of not exceeding $500.
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