Maritime Law in the United States is mostly related to federal rather than state law, since the open ocean is generally considered to be international territory, whereas the coastal waters and bays, as well as inland waters, are considered waters of the United States. One unusual aspect of US maritime law is the Limitation of Liability Act, which can limit the ship owner’s liability to the value of the ship (and pending freight), to be determined post-casualty, if the ship-owning company can prove it had no privity or knowledge of the deficient conditions leading to the casualty, mechanical or otherwise.

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