Section 7June 02, 2007, Sec./Art. 7

Exempting Circumstances. - No liability as stated in the immediately preceding section shall attach to the Owner or his insurer if he proves that the damage:

(a) Resulted from an act of war, hostilities, civil war, insurrection or a natural phenomenon of an exceptional, inevitable and irresistible character;

(b) Was wholly caused by an act or omission done with intent to cause damage by third party; and

(c) Was wholly caused by the negligence or other wrongful act of the government or other enforcement agencies responsible for the maintenance of lights or other navigational aids in the exercise of that function. If the Owner proves that the Pollution Damage resulted wholly or partially either from an act or omission done with intent to cause damage by the person who suffered the damage or from the negligence of that person, the Owner may be exonerated wholly or partially from his liability to such person.