S.L. 234.32 Art. 11Casualties to ships.

If a casualty occurs to -

(a) a Maltese ship wherever it may be; or

(b) to any ship and such casualty has occurred on the coasts of Malta, including any port installation or ship repair facility, or at sea within Maltese waters, and such casualty produces a major deleterious effect upon the marine environment, a shipping casualty shall be deemed to have occurred for the purposes of article 312 of the Act, and the provisions of articles 313 to 317 (both inclusive) of the Act shall apply mutatis mutandis.