Section 490 Of Article 3. Actions Against Vessels From California Harbors And Navigation Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 3.
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. Debts amounting to at least fifty dollars ($50), contracted
for the benefit of vessels, are liens in the cases provided in
Section 491.
Actions for any of the causes specified in Section 491 shall be
brought against the owners by name, if known, but if not known, that
fact shall be stated in the complaint, and the defendants shall be
designated as unknown owners. Other persons having a lien upon the
vessel may be made defendants to the action, the nature and amount of
such lien being stated in the complaint.