Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Department may not furnish to any person the name, address, or other identifying information about the owner of the registered vessel. This section does not prevent the Department from furnishing information under this section: To another governmental agency; If not requested for the purpose of preparing a mailing list, to a person requesting the information in connection with the compilation of statistical data; As to the owners of vessels registered under this subtitle, to a person whose request for the information is determined by the Department to be limited to, and necessary for, the protection of the ownership, safe operation, proper maintenance, or repair of the vessel; or To a financial institution, as defined in § 1–101(j) of the Financial Institutions Article, or its agents, employees, or contractors, requesting information under § 4–317 of the General Provisions Article.