---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 173.53"
title: "33"
number: "173.53"
heading: "Immediate notification of death or disappearance."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/173.53"
---

# §173.53. Immediate notification of death or disappearance.

- (a) When, as a result of an occurrence that involves a vessel or its equipment, a person dies or disappears from a vessel, the operator shall, without delay, by the quickest means available, notify the nearest reporting authority listed in appendix A of this part of:
  - (1) The date, time, and exact location of the occurrence;
  - (2) The name of each person who died or disappeared;
  - (3) The number and name of the vessel; and
  - (4) **The names and addresses of the owner and operator.**
- (b) When the operator of a vessel cannot give the notice required by [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, each person on board the vessel shall notify the casualty reporting authority or determine that the notice has been given.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C. 2110, 6101, 12301, 12302; OMB Circular A-25; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 72-54R, 37 FR 21399, Oct. 7, 1972, unless otherwise noted.