(1) A person shall not—
(a) impede or hinder, or attempt to impede or hinder, the saving of any vessel stranded or in danger of being stranded or otherwise in distress or any part of the cargo or apparel thereof, or any wreck;
(b) conceal any wreck or deface or obliterate any marks thereon; or
(c) wrongfully carry away or remove any part of a vessel stranded or in danger of being stranded or otherwise in distress, or any part of the cargo or apparel thereof, or any wreck.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and on summary conviction is liable to a fine not exceeding $5,000 and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both such fine and imprisonment.