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?~leneve~c any vessel, barge, scow or other craft is wrecked or sunk in any of the waters in the city, accidentally or otherwise, the owner of such vessel, barge, scow or other craft shall ir~nediately mark it with a buoy ~nd a lighted lantern at night, and maintain such markers until such sunken craft shall have been removed, and it shall be the respoD~ibility of such person to immediately remove the same and to prosecute such re, oval with diligence. The neglect or failure of the owner to so rm3ke and to re~pDv~ the craft shall be unlawful. Each day such craft remaio~ abandoned and unms~ked shall constitute a separate violation of this section. Section 23-508. Speed limits. It shal~ be unlawful for any person operating any nDtor boat to pass under any bridge in the city at a speed in excess of five miles per hour, and motor boats shall be operated in any cove designated by the city manager at such speed as to create only a minirm~m wake. No person shall be convicted of violating this section until appropriate signs indicating the speed limit of "No Wake" have been posted so as to give notice of such restrictions and the city manager .is hereby authorized to post such signs as may be required by this section. Section 23-509. Skiing, surfboarding, etc., too c!ost to piers, shores, bulkheads, etc. It shall be ur~lawful for any person operatJ~ng a motor tx~at and tc~ring a person or persons on wauer skis, surfboard or other similar device, or for the person or persons being towed to pass within fifty feet of any pier, shoreline, bulkhead, bridge or ~_nchored or drifting boat or vessel unless such motor boat towing such person or persons is operated wholly within a ra~rked channel or unless such person is "taking off' on water skis, surfboard or other similar device or "landing" from water skis, surfboard or other similar device from private property with the consent of the owner. Section 23-510. Passing too close to sw~s. It shall be unlawful for any person operating a motor boat or a motor boat towing water skis, surfboard or other similar device, or for the person or persons being towed to pass within one hundred feet of any swin~ner or bat~er. For the purpose of this section, a fallen water skier or surfboarder shall be considered a swinn~r. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person operating a motor boat wtkile effec~ng a rescue or rendering aid or assistance, or to any motor beat operating wholly within a rm3rked channel if such boat has reduced its speed to five miles per hour.