1876:	An Act of Congress (19 Stat. L., 132, 139) provided that any person "who shall willfully and unlawfully injure any pier, break-water, or other work of the United States for the improvement of rivers or harbors, on navigation in the United States, shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars."
1912:	RMS Titanic sunk on maiden voyage from Southampton to New York by collision with iceberg off Newfoundland.  There were 1,517 lost including 103 women and 53 children out of total passenger and crew of 2,207.  Ice patrol started.