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                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
                          CHAPTER 111--SHIPPING
 
Sec. 2275. Firing or tampering with vessels

    Whoever sets fire to any vessel of foreign registry, or any vessel 
of American registry entitled to engage in commerce with foreign 
nations, or to any vessel of the United States, or to the cargo of the 
same, or tampers with the motive power of instrumentalities of 
navigation of such vessel, or places bombs or explosives in or upon such 
vessel, or does any other act to or upon such vessel while within the 
jurisdiction of the United States, or, if such vessel is of American 
registry, while she is on the high sea, with intent to injure or 
endanger the safety of the vessel or of her cargo, or of persons on 
board, whether the injury or danger is so intended to take place within 
the jurisdiction of the United States, or after the vessel shall have 
departed therefrom and whoever attempts to do so shall be fined under 
this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 804; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, 
Sec. 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 502 (June 15, 1917, ch. 
30, title III, Sec. 1, 40 Stat. 221).
    Words ``as defined in section 501 of this title,'' were omitted in 
view of section 9 of this title, defining vessel of the United States.
    Last sentence of said section 502, defining ``United States'', was 
incorporated in section 5 of this title.
    Provision prohibiting conspiracy was deleted as adequately covered 
by the general conspiracy statute, section 371 of this title.
    Minor changes were made in phraseology.


                               Amendments

    1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for 
``fined not more than $10,000''.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 5032 of this title.