Section 447: Casting away ships

Any person who‐
(1) wilfully and unlawfully casts away or destroys any vessel, whether complete or not;
or
(2) wilfully and unlawfully does any act which tends to the immediate loss or
destruction of a vessel in distress; or
(3) with intent to bring a vessel into danger, interferes with any light, beacon, buoy,
mark, or signal used for purposes of navigation, or exhibits any false light or signal,
is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for life.