Title 46, ShippingRelease 119-110
§4710 Definitions
Title 46 › Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen › Part B — Inspection and Regulation of Vessels › CHAPTER 47 — ABANDONMENT OF VESSELS › SUBCHAPTER II — NON-BARGE VESSELS › § 4710
Summary
Defines four terms. Abandon: a covered vessel tied, stranded, wrecked, sunk, or left alone for over 45 days. Covered vessel: any vessel other than a barge covered by subchapter I. Indian Tribe: see 25 U.S.C. 5304. Native Hawaiian organization: see 20 U.S.C. 7517; also includes Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
Full Legal Text
Title 46, §4710
Shipping, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
In this subchapter:
(1)Abandon.—
The term “abandon” means to moor, strand, wreck, sink, or leave a covered vessel unattended for longer than 45 days.
(2)Covered vessel.—
The term “covered vessel” means a vessel that is not a barge to which subchapter I applies.
(3)Indian tribe.—
The term “Indian Tribe” has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
(4)Native hawaiian organization.—
The term “Native Hawaiian organization” has the meaning given such term in section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517) except the term includes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Regulations
Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXIII, § 7347(b), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1781, provided that: “The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, in consultation with the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, and the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall issue
Regulations
with respect to the procedures for determining that a vessel is abandoned for the purposes of subchapter II of chapter 47 of title 46, United States Code (as added by this section).”
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
46 U.S.C. § 4710
Title 46, Shipping
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110