46 U.S.C. § 6103

Penalty

(a)

An owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel failing to report a casualty as required under section 6101 of this title or a regulation prescribed under section 6101 or 6102 is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $25,000.

(b)

A person failing to comply with section 6104 of this title or a regulation prescribed under that section is liable to the Government for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000.

( Pub. L. 98–89 , Aug. 26, 1983 , 97 Stat. 536 ; Pub. L. 98–498, title II, § 212(b)(2) , Oct. 19, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2306 ; Pub. L. 100–424, § 4(b) , Sept. 9, 1988 , 102 Stat. 1590 ; Pub. L. 104–324, title III , §§ 306(a), 314(b), Oct. 19, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3918 , 3922.)