If any vessel, craft, or float, either by winding or other cause, shall run afoul and obstruct the navigation or passage of other boats or crafts, the Harbor Master shall have power and is hereby authorized to order to his or her assistance people and tackle from any boat or craft. The Harbor Master shall have the power and is authorized to order to his or her assistance any tug, boat, or crew that may be in the vicinity or passing at the time, to assist him or her in the removal of vessels in the performance of any of his or her duties. Every master or officer of a boat, craft, or tug shall render the assistance so ordered and any steamboat, vessel, or other craft or float receiving assistance shall pay to the person rendering the same the cost or expense of the assistance, the amount thereof to be fixed by the Harbor Master.
(Prior Code, § 31.101)