Sea — Territorial waters — Territorial waters of India extending to twelve miles from baseline — Exclusive economic zone — Exclusive economic zone extending 200 miles from baseline — Loss of Panamanian ship on the high seas — Allegations of incompetence and misconduct by the Master of the ship — Whether within the Merchant Shipping Act 1958 — Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act 1976

Jurisdiction — Territorial jurisdiction — Panamanian ship — Shipwrecked on the high seas — Complaint against the Master of the ship — Merchant Shipping Act 1958 — Whether provisions applicable to foreign ship under Master holding an Indian certificate involved in shipwreck outside the territorial waters of India — The law of India