18 GCA § 21308
Authority to Ransom Ship
View official PDF ↗COL120106 CH.21 PARTICULAR AGENCIES The master of a ship, in case of its capture, may engage to pay a ransom for it, in money or in part of the cargo, and his engagement will bind the ship, freightage, and cargo.
Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.