---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "stII/ptB/ch47"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 47"
heading: "Abandonment of Vessels"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/46/stII-ptB-ch47"
sections_count: 8
---

# Chapter 47 — Abandonment of Vessels

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

## Contents

- [Subchapter I — Barges](/usc/46/stII-ptB-ch47-schI.md)
- [Subchapter II — Non-Barge Vessels](/usc/46/stII-ptB-ch47-schII.md)