---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "stII/ptB/ch47/schI"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter I"
heading: "Barges"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/46/stII-ptB-ch47-schI"
sections_count: 5
---

# Subchapter I — Barges

Title 46 — Shipping › Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen › Part B — Inspection and Regulation of Vessels › Chapter 47 — Abandonment of Vessels

## Sections

- [§4701. Definitions](/usc/46/4701.md)
- [§4702. Abandonment of barge prohibited](/usc/46/4702.md)
- [§4703. Penalty for unlawful abandonment of barge](/usc/46/4703.md)
- [§4704. Removal of abandoned barges](/usc/46/4704.md)
- [§4705. Liability of barge removal contractors](/usc/46/4705.md)