Chapter 28
UNSEAWORTHY AND UNSAFE SHIPS
Liability of ship-owner for costs when ship rightly detained
355. If a ship is finally detained under this Chapter, or if it appears that a ship provisionally detained was at the time of such detention unsafe or if a ship is detained in pursuance of any provision of this Part which provides for the detention of a ship until a certain event occurs, the owner of the ship shall be liable to pay to the Government the costs of and incidental to the detention and survey of the ship; and the ship shall not be released until such costs are paid.
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