18 U.S.C. § 1657 — Corruption of seamen and confederating with pirates

Anyone who attempts to corrupt any commander, master, officer, or mariner to yield up or to run away with any vessel, or any goods, wares, or merchandise, or to turn pirate or to go over to or confederate with pirates, or in any wise to trade with any pirate, knowing him to be such; or Anyone who furnishes such pirate with any ammunition, stores, or provisions of any kind; or Anyone who fits out any vessel knowingly and, with a design to trade with, supply, or correspond with any pirate or robber upon the seas; or Anyone who consults, combines, confederates, or corresponds with any pirate or robber upon the seas, knowing him to be guilty of any piracy or robbery; or Anyone who, being a seaman, confines the master of any vessel— must be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.