existing vessel

(3) “existing vessel” means— (A) a vessel on a domestic voyage, the keel of which was laid, or that was at a similar stage of construction, before January 1, 1986 ; and (B) a vessel on a foreign voyage, the keel of which was laid, or that was at a similar stage of construction, before July 21, 1968 .

Source

46 USC § 5101(3)


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