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Part VI.
Special Shipping Inquiries and Courts.
Inquiries and Investigations as to Shipping Casualties.
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Shipping casualties.
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464. For the purpose of inquiries and investigations under this Part of this Act a shipping casualty shall be deemed to occur—
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(1) When on or near the coasts of the United Kingdom any ship is lost, abandoned, or materially damaged;
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(2) When on or near the coasts of the United Kingdom any ship has been stranded or damaged, and any witness is found in the United Kingdom;
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(3) When on or near the coasts of the United Kingdom any ship causes loss or material damage to any other ship;
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(4) When any loss of life, ensues by reason of any casualty happening to or on board any ship on or near the coasts of the United Kingdom;
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(5) When in any place any such loss, abandonment, material damage, or casualty as above mentioned occurs, and any witness is found in the United Kingdom;
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(6) When in any place any British ship is stranded or damaged, and any witness is found in the United Kingdom;
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(7) When any British ship is lost or is supposed to have been lost, and any evidence is obtainable in the United Kingdom as to the circumstances under which she proceeded to sea or was last heard of.
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