Home › USC › Title 46 › Chapter 4746 U.S.C. Chapter 47 — ABANDONMENT OF VESSELS§ 4701— Definitions§ 4702— Abandonment of barge prohibited§ 4703— Penalty for unlawful abandonment of barge§ 4704— Removal of abandoned barges§ 4705— Liability of barge removal contractors§ 4710— Definitions§ 4711— Abandonment of vessels prohibited§ 4712— Inventory of abandoned vessels