46 U.S.C. § 10711

Penalties

An owner or master violating this chapter are each liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of 3 times the value of the seaman’s money, property, and wages involved or, if the value is not determined, of $200.

( Pub. L. 98–89 , Aug. 26, 1983 , 97 Stat. 574 .)