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1 U.S.C. 3: “Vessel” as including all means of water transportationText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
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§3. “Vessel” as including all means of water transportation

The word “vessel” includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water.

( July 30, 1947, ch. 388 , 61 Stat. 633 .)