18 U.S.C. § 1659 : US Code - Section 1659: Attack to plunder vessel

Search 18 U.S.C. § 1659 : US Code - Section 1659: Attack to plunder vessel

Whoever, upon the high seas or other waters within the admiralty
and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, by surprise or open
force, maliciously attacks or sets upon any vessel belonging to
another, with an intent unlawfully to plunder the same, or to
despoil any owner thereof of any moneys, goods, or merchandise
laden on board thereof, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.