(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, an action shall not be maintained to enforce any claim or lien against a ship or the owner of a ship in respect of any damage or loss to another ship, the cargo, freight, or any property on board the ship, or on board the other ship or in respect of any damages or loss of life or personal injury suffered by any person on board that other ship, caused by the fault of the former ship, whether such other ship be wholly or partly in fault, or in respect of any salvage services, unless proceedings are commenced within 2 years from the date when the damage or loss or injury was caused or the salvage services were rendered.