1004 SIXTY—SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 250. 1920. N°*i¤¤¤ *° b° ¤*"°¤· addition to any notice by publication, actual notice of the commencement of any such suit shall be given by the libellant, in such manner as the court shall direct, to (1) the master, other ranking officer, or caretaker of the vessel, and (2) any person who has recorded a_ notrce of clarrn of an undrscharged lien upon the vessel, as provided m subsection G, unless after search by the libellant satisfactory mm mm zokthe couft, suc?_morttgz;gor,dma,s;i21¢;rI¥ pgheg} rzzngigg pfficerip epre- 0 ure. aer orcarman rsno mm wi e me aes. aiure tpl give notice to any such (personélag byil thlii spbsection, s a not constitute a juris `ction e ect; ut the el ant shall be liable to such person for damages in the amount of his interest Recovery or cam- in the vessel termmated by the suit. Suit in personam for the re- °g°s‘ covery of spchbcggmages (may} beb br<;ughtI in accordance with the provisionso su vision c o su sec ron _. b Operation or vessel Subsection L. In any suit 1D rem m admiralty for the enforcement "°°°“'°" of the preferred mortglage lien, the coprt may appoint a receiver and, rn its discretion, authorrze the receiver to operate the mort ed _ . . gag sbsfssesson by mar- vessel. The marshal may be authorized and directed by the court to take possession of the mortgaged vessel notwithstanding the fact that the vessel rs m the possession or imder the control of any person claéming a vcammonéliavlg l1en.af hm h "P¤;efe,¤;re¤ man- u tron . a en us erein ter in t section, the term dmr$§§;g°4, "preferred maritime lien" means (1) a lien arising prior in time to the recording and rndorsernent of a preferred mortgage in accordance with the provisions of this section; or (2) a lien for damages arising out of tort, for wages of a stevedore when employed directly by the owner, ppailrator, mgstgr, ship’s ¥usband,ai>r agent of tge veszlel, for w eso thecrewo thevessel or gener average an fors vage ...,.. ... i¤i§%“e;:;¤.r"t;*V2g8· . .1 I b lr f d· r — Q e on ans e_s e 0 any_ mor gage yesse y or er o a is r1c "p°“s°l° °’°°“"‘ court of the United States in any suit rn rem ID admiralty for the enforcement of a preferredmortgage lien thereon, all preexisting claims IH' the vessel, rncludirég any possessory common- aw lien o which a lrenor is deprived un er thedprovisions of subsection L shall iing mmm to be held terminated and shall there ter attach, in like amount and ""§°,"§,‘§,,,_3,,s_ in accordance with their respective priorities, to the proceeds of the sale; errcept that the preferred mortgage lien shall have priority ovgrgal; claims again§1;_the8vi1esse(l;iexc§ipt (1) preferred maritime liens, an errpenses an ees ow an costs taxed, by the court. adfggogz ¤¤¤¤¤=¤¤ in Subsection N. (a) Upon the default of any term or condition of ' a preferred mortgage upon a vessel, the mortiagee may, in addition to gg othacir remediegls granted by this section, ring suit in personam in mir t in a trict court of the United States ainst the mortgagor ger the amount of the outstandin mortgage iinagebtedness _ seemed by such vessel or any) denciency in ére full payment thereof. m$a§'9gg$’;{)°g‘;§gd gg; (b)• section shall not e construed, in the case of a mortgage menme. covermg, in addition vessels, realty or ersonalty other than vesls tht th tht gy"' dmaly se , or o , .o au orize e en orcement suit mrem in a ir t of lthe rilights of tllge mortgagee in respect to such realty or persoualty ot er t an vesse .
·rgAxsrnns or MORTGAGm> vnssms Arm Assremrnaw or VESSEL
I;m§§zg€S_ ° E Morrroaons. mf:~€Y§;Q;f** °f B°“’d Subsection O. (tt) The documents of 8. vessel of the United States covered by a preferred mortglage may not be surrendered (exceipt in the case} of the éorfegtuge if the vesse for its sale by the order o any court o the nite ta es or any orei country) without the approval of the board. The board shall refiise such approval unless t e mortgagee consents to such surrender.
