Section 447 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria. Casting away ships

Any person who‐

(1) wilfully and unlawfully casts away or destroys any vessel, whether complete or not; or

(2) wilfully and unlawfully does any act which tends to the immediate loss or destruction of a vessel in distress; or

(3) with intent to bring a vessel into danger, interferes with any light, beacon, buoy, mark, or signal used for purposes of navigation, or exhibits any false light or signal,

is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for life.

Section 447 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria

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