GroundRules
HNC § 453
Where this section sits in the code
- Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC
- DIVISION 3. VESSELS [399. - 786.]
- CHAPTER 2. Civil Actions and Liens [450. - 509.]
- ARTICLE 1. Bottomry [450. - 462.]
The master of a vessel can hypothecate it upon bottomry only when he can not otherwise relieve the necessities of the vessel, and is unable to reach adequate funds of the owner, or to obtain any funds upon the personal credit of the owner, and when previous communication with the owner is precluded by the urgent necessity of the case.
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