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15.9.2 Detention of Belligerent Ships That, and Personnel Who, Are Not Entitled toRemain in a Neutral Port. If, notwithstanding the notification of the neutral State, a belligerentship of war does not leave a port where it is not entitled to remain, the neutral State is entitled totake such measures as it considers necessary to render the ship incapable of taking to sea duringthe war, and the commanding officer of the ship must facilitate the execution of suchmeasures. 175When a belligerent ship is detained by a neutral Power, the officers and crew are likewisedetained. 176The officers and crew thus detained may be left in the ship or kept either on anothervessel or on land, and may be subjected to the measures of restriction that may appear necessaryto impose upon them. A sufficient number of persons for looking after the vessel must, however,always be left on board. The officers may be left at liberty on giving their word not to quit theneutral territory without permission. 17715.9.3 Departure of Belligerent Warships in Relation to the Departure of Ships of theOpposing Belligerent. When warships of opposing belligerent States are present simultaneouslyin a neutral State’s port or roadstead, a period of not less than 24 hours must elapse between thedeparture of the respective enemy warships. 178 The order of departure is determined by the orderof arrival, unless the ship that arrived first is in such circumstances that an extension of its stay ispermissible. 179175 HAGUE XIII art. 24 (“If, notwithstanding the notification of the neutral Power, a belligerent ship of war does notleave a port where it is not entitled to remain, the neutral Power is entitled to take such measures as it considersnecessary to render the ship incapable of taking the sea during the war, and the commanding officer of the ship mustfacilitate the execution of such measures.”); 1928 PAN AMERICAN NEUTRALITY CONVENTION art. 6 (“The shipwhich does not conform to the foregoing rules may be interned by order of the neutral government. A ship shall beconsidered as interned from the moment it receives notice to that effect from the local neutral authority, even thougha petition for reconsideration of the order has been interposed by the transgressing vessel, which shall remain undercustody from the moment it receives the order.”).176 HAGUE XIII art. 24 (“When a belligerent ship is detained by a neutral Power, the officers and crew are likewisedetained.”).177 HAGUE XIII art. 24 (“The officers and crew thus detained may be left in the ship or kept either on another vesselor on land, and may be subjected to the measures of restriction which it may appear necessary to impose upon them.A sufficient number of men for looking after the vessel must, however, be always left on board. The officers maybe left at liberty on giving their word not to quit the neutral territory without permission.”). Refer to § 15.16.4(Parole of Belligerent Personnel Interned in Neutral Territory).178 See 1928 PAN AMERICAN NEUTRALITY CONVENTION art. 8 (“A ship of war may not depart from a neutral portwithin less than twenty-four hours after the departure of an enemy warship.”); HAGUE XIII art. 16 (“When war-shipsbelonging to both belligerents are present simultaneously in a neutral port or roadstead, a period of not less thantwenty-four hours must elapse between the departure of the ship belonging to one belligerent and the departure ofthe ship belonging to the other.”).179 1928 PAN AMERICAN NEUTRALITY CONVENTION art. 8 (“The one entering first shall depart first, unless it is insuch condition as to warrant extending its stay.”); HAGUE XIII art. 16 (“The order of departure is determined by theorder of arrival, unless the ship which arrived first is so circumstanced that an extension of its stay is permissible.”).960