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as may be practicable and necessary to other persons affected by the 

 collision, accident, or casualty in order to save them from danger 

 caused by the collision, accident, or casualty. He shall also give his 

 name, address, and identification of his vessel to any person injured 

 and to the owner of any property damaged. The duties imposed by 

 this subsection shall be in addition to any duties otherwise provided by 

 law. 



(c) In the case of collision, accident, or other casualty involving a 

 motor boat or other vessel subject to this subchapter, the operator 

 thereof, if the collision, accident, or other casualty results in death or 

 injury to any person, or damage to property in excess of $100, shall 

 file with the Secretary of the Department within which the Coast 

 Guard is operating, unless such operator is required to file an accident 

 report with the State under section 527a (c)(6) of this title, a full 

 description of the collision, accident, or other casualty, including such 

 information as the Secretary may by regulation require. (Apr. 25, 

 1940, ch. 155, § 13, 54 Stat. 166; Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85-911, § 6(a), 

 72 Stat. 1756.) 



Same; penalty 



46 U.S.C. 526m 



Any person who shall operate any motorboat or any vessel in a reck- 

 less or negligent maner so as to endanger the life, limb, or property of 

 any person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction 

 thereof by any court of competent jurisdiction shall be punished by a 

 fine not exceeding $2,000, or by imprisonment for a terai of not exceed- 

 ing one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion 

 of the court. (Apr. 25, 1940, ch. 155, § 14, 54 Stat. 166.) 



Reports of accidents generally; penalty 



33 U.S.C. 361 



Wlienever any vessel of the United States has sustained or caused 

 any accident involving the loss of life, the material loss of property, 

 or any serious injury to any person, or has received any material dam- 

 age affecting her seaworthiness or her efficiency, the managing owner, 

 agent, or master of such vessel, shall within five days after the happen- 

 ing of such accident or damage, or as soon thereafter as possible, send, 

 by letter to the Coast Guard official of the district wherein such vessel 

 belongs or of that within which such accident or damage occurred, a 

 report thereof, signed by such owner, agent, or master, stating the 

 name and official number (if any) of the vessel, the port to which she 

 belongs, the place where she was, the nature and probable occasion of 

 the casualty, the number and names of those lost, and the estimated 

 amount of loss or damage to the vessel or cargo; and shall furnish, 

 upon the request of either of such Coast Guard officials, such other 

 information concerning the vessel, her cargo, and the casualty as may 

 be called for; and if he neglect or refuse to comply with the foregoing 

 requirements after a reasonable time, he shall incur a penalty of $100. 

 (June 20, 1874, ch. 344, § 10, 18 Stat. 128; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, 

 §§ 101-104, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7875, 60 Stat. 1097.) 



