Title 46, ShippingRelease 119-110
§80105 Canadian Vessels Aiding Vessels in United States Waters
Title 46 › Subtitle VIII — Miscellaneous › CHAPTER 801 — WRECKS AND SALVAGE › § 80105
Summary
Canadian ships and salvage gear may help Canadian or other boats and property that are wrecked, disabled, or in danger in U.S. waters next to Canada. This specifically covers the canal and waterway between Lake Erie and Lake Huron and the St. Marys River and its canal. The President can stop this rule if Canada withdraws the same privileges, and the help stops after the President announces that Canada has done so.
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Title 46, §80105
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(a)In General.—
Canadian vessels and wrecking equipment may give aid to Canadian or other vessels and property wrecked, disabled, or in distress in the waters of the United States contiguous to Canada, including—
(1)the canal and improvement of the waters between Lake Erie and Lake Huron; and
(2)the Saint Marys River and canal.
(b)Reciprocity.—
This section does not apply after the President proclaims that privileges reciprocal to those under subsection (a) have been withdrawn or rendered inoperative by the Government of Canada.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 8010546 App.:725.June 19, 1878, ch. 324, 20 Stat. 175; May 24, 1890, ch. 292, 26 Stat. 120; Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 211, § 1 (last par. under heading “Department of State”), 27 Stat. 683. In subsection (a), before paragraph (1), the word “equipment” is substituted for “appurtenance” to use more commonly understood language. The words “and assistance” are omitted as unnecessary. Subsection (b) is substituted for “this section shall cease to be in force and effect from and after the date of the proclamation of the President of the United States to the effect that said reciprocol privilege has been withdrawn, revoked, or rendered inoperative by the said Government of the Dominion of Canada” to eliminate unnecessary words.
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46 U.S.C. § 80105
Title 46, Shipping
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110