California · Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC

HNC §70.3: “Harbor of safe refuge” means a port, harbor, inlet, or other body of water normally sheltered from heavy seas by land and in which a vessel can navigate and safely moor, as set forth in Section 70.

What this law says, in plain English

A 'harbor of safe refuge' is a sheltered port or water body where vessels can navigate and safely anchor, as defined in Section 70.

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“Harbor of safe refuge” means a port, harbor, inlet, or other body of water normally sheltered from heavy seas by land and in which a vessel can navigate and safely moor, as set forth in Section 70.5.

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