" Each State shall cause an inquiry to be held by or before a suitably qualified person or persons into every marine casualty or incident of navigation on the high seas involving a ship flying its flag and causing loss of life or serious injury to nationals of another State or serious damage to ships or installations of another State or to the marine environment. The flag State and the other State shall cooperate in the conduct of any inquiry."
DEFINITION OF TERMS IN THIS CLAUSE
➡ a barrier built across a river or stream to prevent water from flowing through thereby forming a reservoir
➡ a piece of fabric, usually hung from a pole, to indicate a nationality of a vessel.
➡ to be registered to a specific country(the flag state) and use their flag while sailing.
➡ Refers to the State in which a boat is registered.
➡ Celui qui est habile dans l'art de la navigation sur mer - qui sert à bord d'un bâtiment de l'État ou de la marine marchande; se dit d'un bateau ou d'un navire très endurant à la mer.
➡ the salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its continents and islands
➡ a large boat that carries people or goods across the seas or oceans