Section 15-125. Preventing spread of harbor fires

The officers of the
  department in charge at the scene of a fire occurring on any  vessel  in
  the  port  of  New  York or in or upon any dock, wharf, pier, warehouse,
  building or other structure bordering upon or adjacent to such port, may
  prohibit the approach to such fire or to a vessel,  dock,  wharf,  pier,
  warehouse  or  other  building  or structure in danger therefrom, of any
  tugboat or other vessel, or of any person; or may remove or cause to  be
  removed  and  kept  away  from the vicinity of such fire all tugboats or
  other vessels. It shall be  unlawful  for  any  person  in  any  way  to
  obstruct  the  operations  of the department in connection with any such
  fire, or  to  disobey  any  lawful  command  of  the  officers  of  such
  department  in  charge  at  the  scene of such fire, or of the police in
  cooperating with them.  Nothing  in  this  section  contained  shall  be
  construed  to  limit the authority of the master or officers of any such
  vessel on fire or in danger from fire, subject to the general  authority
  of  the department to control the operations in protection of the public
  interest.