“Harbor of safe refuge” means a port, harbor, inlet, or other body of water normally sheltered from heavy seas by land and in which a vessel can navigate and safely moor, as set forth in Section 70.5.

(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 282, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)

Terms Used In California Harbors and Navigation Code 70.3

  • Vessel: includes ships of all kinds, steamboats, steamships, canal boats, barges, sailing vessels, and every structure adapted to be navigated from place to place for the transportation of merchandise or persons. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 21
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