Whoever, being a captain or other officer or mariner of a vessel upon the high seas or on any other waters within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, piratically or feloniously runs away with such vessel, or with any goods or merchandise thereof, to the value of $50 or over; or
Whoever yields up such vessel voluntarily to any pirate-
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645,
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §497 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, §306,
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
1994-