Any person who unlawfully‐
(1) prevents or obstructs any person who is on board of, or is escaping from a vessel which is in distress or wrecked, in his endeavours to save his life; or
(2) obstructs any person in his endeavours to save the life of any person so situated, is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for life.
Section 333 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria
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