Section 276: Notice to be given of apprehended loss of ship

(1)
If the managing owner, or, in the event of there being no managing owner resident in Nigeria, the agent of any ship to which this section applies has reason, owing to the non-appearance of the ship or to any other circumstance, to apprehend that the ship has been wholly lost, he shall, as soon as may be convenient, send to the Minister notice in writing stating the name of the ship, its official number, if any, and the port at which the ship is registered or to which it belongs, and stating also to the best of his knowledge and belief the probable cause of the loss.
(2)
This section shall apply to-
(a)
all Nigerian ships;
(b)
other near coastal trade and inland water ships; and
(c)
other ships which are lost or are supposed to have been lost on or near the coasts of Nigeria.
(3)
Any managing owner or agent who fails, without reasonable cause, to comply with this section within a reasonable time, commits an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine not less than one hundred thousand Naira.