Marine Accidents

Section 94(1) of the Marine Safety Act 1998 defines a marine accident.

“marine accident means any of the following events involving a vessel operating in navigable waters:

(a) the loss of life of, or injury to, any person on board the vessel,

(b) the loss of a person from the vessel,

(c) the loss of life or injury to a person that is caused by the vessel,

(d) the loss, or presumed loss, of the vessel (including the sinking or abandonment of the vessel),

(e) the capsizing, grounding or flooding of the vessel,

(f)  the collision of the vessel with another vessel or with any object,

(g) the vessel being disabled at sea (in any case in which it requires assistance),

(h) any fire on board the vessel,

(i)  any damage being caused to the vessel (including any structural failure),

(j)  any damage to the environment caused by the vessel or by any substance on, or discharged from, the vessel,

(k) any incident that causes danger of any of the above,

but does not include anything excluded from this definition by the regulations.”