Definition of casualty

A shipwreck or casualty occurs– (a) when any ship is lost, abandoned or materially damaged; (b) when any ship has been stranded or damaged; (c) when any ship causes loss or material damage to any other ship; (d) when any loss of life ensues by reason of any casualty happening to, or on board, any ship; (e) when any Belizean registered ship is lost, or supposed to have been lost, and any evidence is obtainable in Belize as to the circumstances under which she proceeded to sea or was last heard of.