(1) Whosoever without the knowledge of the owner or the captain of the ship, or as captain without the knowledge of the owner, brings or takes property on board a German ship, the transport of which causes

1.  the danger of seizure or deprivation of the ship or its cargo; or

2.  the danger of criminal liability for the owner or the captain of the ship,

shall be liable to imprisonment not exceeding two years or a fine.

(2) Whosoever as owner of a ship, without the knowledge of the ship’s captain, brings or takes property on board a German ship, the transport of which causes the danger of criminal liability for the captain, shall incur the same penalty.

(3) Subsection (1) No 1 above shall also apply to foreign ships which have taken on their cargo in whole or in part in Germany.

(4) Subsections (1) to (3) above shall apply mutatis mutandis if goods are brought or taken on board motor-vehicles or aircraft. The registered user and the driver or pilot of the motor-vehicle or the aircraft shall be equivalent to the owner and the captain of a ship.