A. All vessels, watercraft, or any other material or article of value found adrift, wrecked, or submerged may be taken in charge by the police department and shall be subject to reclamation by the owner thereof according to provisions of this title governing impoundments.

B. Whenever a vessel or watercraft is wrecked or sunk, it shall be the duty of the owner of such vessel or watercraft to immediately mark it by buoy or beacon during the day and a lighted lantern by night which mark shall remain until the sunken or wrecked craft is removed or abandoned. The failure or neglect of such owner to do so is unlawful, and it shall be the affirmative duty of such owner to commence the immediate removal of the same.

C. It is unlawful to cause an obstruction and the owner or other person in charge of the obstructing vessel or watercraft shall be responsible therefor. In addition, the police department shall have the power to order any obstruction to be removed, and it is unlawful to fail, neglect, or refuse to do so. In addition, should any vessel or watercraft or any matter of any description constitute an obstruction, the police department shall be empowered to impound the same and the owner thereof shall be liable for any cost incurred in impounding and keeping the same prior to the item being released to the owner in accordance with the provisions of this title dealing with impoundments. [Ord. 8655 § 3(V), 1978].