
Fortuitous accidents or casualties, peculiar to transportation on a navigable water, such as stranding, sinking, collision of the vessel, striking a submerged object, or encountering heavy weather or other unusual forces of nature.
Found on
http://www.lectlaw.com/def2/p029.htm

Hazards from natural forces in or about navigable waters (windstorm, rough weather, etc., but not fire, explosion, etc., which are perils on the sea).
Found on
https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21287
No exact match found.