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46 U.S.C. § 53908

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Additional insurance privately obtained
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/us/usc/t46/s53908
Title
46 — Shipping
Chapter
STV/PTC/CH539
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

Section Text

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With the approval of the Secretary of Transportation, a person having an insurable interest in a vessel may obtain insurance on the vessel with other underwriting agents in addition to the insurance with the Secretary. The Secretary is not entitled to the benefit of the additional insurance. (Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1630.) Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5390846 App.:1293.June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title XII, § 1213, as added Sept. 7, 1950, ch. 906, 64 Stat. 777; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(141), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 166.

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