N.Y. Navigation Law Section 139-C
Officer unlawfully detaining wrecked property

130
Powers and duties of sheriff 130‑A
Applicability to abandoned historic shipwrecks 131
Sale of wreck 132
Delivery of wreck or proceeds to claimant 133
Claimant’s undertaking 134
When owner may sue 135
Claim for salvage 136
Detention of wreck 137
Appointment of appraisers 138
Sale and disposition of property 139
Publication of notice of wrecked property 139‑A
Keeping wrecked goods a misdemeanor 139‑B
Defacing marks upon wrecked property 139‑C
Officer unlawfully detaining wrecked property