§ 31327.
The interest of a mortgagee in a documented vessel or a vessel covered by a preferred mortgage under section 31322(d) of this title may be terminated by a forfeiture of the vessel for a violation of a law of the United States only if the mortgagee authorized, consented, or conspired to do the act, failure, or omission that is the basis of the violation.
([Pub. L. 100–710, title I, § 102(c)], Nov. 23, 1988, [102 Stat. 4746].)