§ 46-6-13 - Insurer of lost vessel not liable for cost of removal. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 46-6-13

   § 46-6-13  Insurer of lost vessel notliable for cost of removal. – No insurer of a vessel, who has paid the loss thereon, shall, by reason of theinsurance, be held liable to remove the vessel, or to pay the cost and expensesof the removal, under the provisions of this chapter, unless the insurer hasexercised some act of ownership or control over the vessel or some part orappurtenance thereof, or received the proceeds of the sale thereof.