Kadar ima država, ki ukrepa, na podlagi dejanj iz 9. člena dokaz, da je bilo storjeno določeno kaznivo dejanje, ki bi po njenih zakonih zadoščal za odvzem prostosti prizadetim osebam ali za zadržanje plovila ali za oboje, lahko tako ukrepa.
Where, as a result of action taken under Article 9, the intervening State has evidence that a relevant offence has been committed which would be sufficient under its laws to justify its either arresting the persons concerned or detaining the vessel, or both, it may so proceed.