The master of a vessel in case of its capture may engage to pay a ransom for it in money or in part of the cargo, and his engagement will bind the vessel, freightage, and cargo.
Cal. Harb. & Nav. Code § 817
Ship Masters and Cargoes
Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.
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