33 U.S.C. § 61
Section 61 · 61 to 63. Repealed. Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 495, 5, 65 Stat. 407
Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case Pacific Coast Coal Co. v. Alaska S. S. Co. (1939)
Most recently applied in La Interamericana, S. A. v. The Narco (November 1956)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Section 61, acts Aug. 19, 1890, ch. 802, 1, 26 Stat. 320; Feb. 19, 1895, ch. 102, 1, 28 Stat. 672; June 7, 1897, ch. 4, 1, 30 Stat. 96, related to adoption of rules for navigation on high seas. See section 1602 of this title. Section 62, act Aug. 19, 1890, ch. 802, 1, 26 Stat. 320, 321, defined sailing vessel, steam vessel, and under way. See section 1601 of this title. Section 63, act Aug. 19, 1890, ch. 802, 1, 26 Stat. 321, defined visible.