Section 246

when on or near the coasts of Singapore, or in the course of a voyage to a port in Singapore, any British ship is lost, abandoned or materially damaged;

where in any place any British ship has been stranded or damaged and any of her crew who are competent witnesses to the facts are found in Singapore;

when on or near the coasts of Singapore or in the course of a voyage to a port in Singapore, any loss or material damage is caused or sustained by any British ship;

when any loss of life ensues by reason of any casualty happening to or on board any British ship on or near the coasts of Singapore or in the course of a voyage to Singapore;

when, in any place, any such loss, abandonment, material damage or casualty, as mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d), occurs to any British ship and any witness is found in Singapore; or

when, in any place, any loss, shipwreck, abandonment, damage, casualty or stranding occurs to a British ship registered in Singapore.[267