(1) Whenever any vessel is wrecked, stranded or in distress in Saint Lucian waters or on the shores of Saint Lucia and any person plunders the wreck, or creates disorder or obstructs the preservation of a ship or of the shipwrecked persons or of the cargo or apparel of the wrecked vessel a receiver may cause such person to be apprehended.
(2) A receiver may use such force as may be necessary for the suppression of any plundering, disorder or obstruction referred to in subsection (1), and may order any person to assist him or her in so doing.