Federal · Title 46 — Shipping
46 U.S.C. § 11105: Wages on discharge when vessel sold
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provide the seaman with the means to return to the port of original engagement; provide the seaman passage to the port of original engagement; or deposit with the consular officer an amount of money considered sufficient by the officer to provide the seaman with maintenance and passage home. The consular officer shall endorse on the agreement the particulars of the payment, provision, or deposit made under this section. An owner of a vessel is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $500 if the master does not comply with this section.
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