ProvidedThe provisions of sections 21 and 22 of this title shall not apply to a person who breaks or injures a cable in an effort to save the life or limb of himself or of any other person, or to save his own or any other vessel: , That he takes reasonable precautions to avoid such breaking or injury.
Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)
47 U.S.C. § 23
Injury to submarine cables in efforts to save life excepted