(1) The master or other
person having charge of any ship involved in an incident referred
to in article II of this Protocol
shall report the particulars of such incident without delay and to
the fullest extent possible in accordance with the provisions of this
Protocol.
(2) In the event of the
ship referred to in paragraph (1) of this article being abandoned,
or in the event of a report from such a ship being incomplete or unobtainable,
the owner, charterer, manager or operator of the ship, or their agent
shall, to the fullest extent possible, assume the obligations placed
upon the master under the provisions of this Protocol.