Singapore legislation
Section 164
Section 164
Interfering with wrecked ship or wreck
(1)
A person must not, without the leave of the master, board or endeavour to board any ship which is wrecked, stranded or in distress, unless the person is, or acts by command of, the receiver or a person lawfully acting as such.
(2)
Any person who acts in contravention of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 and the master of the ship may repel him or her by force.
(3)
A person must not —
impede or hinder, or endeavour in any way to impede or hinder, the saving of any ship stranded or in danger of being stranded, or otherwise in distress on or near any coast or tidal water, or of any part of the cargo or apparel thereof or of any wreck;
secrete any wreck, or deface or obliterate any marks thereon; or
wrongfully carry away or remove any part of a ship stranded or in danger of being stranded, or otherwise in distress on or near any coast or tidal water, or any part of the cargo or apparel thereof or any wreck.
(4)
Any person who acts in contravention of subsection (3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000, and such fine may be imposed in addition to any punishment to which the person may be liable by law under this Act or otherwise.