(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act the following claims may be secured by maritime liens—
(a) wages and other sums due to the master, officer and other members of the ship's complement, in respect of their employment on the ship;
(b) port, canal and other waterway dues and pilotage dues;
(c) claims against the owner in respect of loss of life or personal injury occurring, whether on land or water, in direct connection with the operation of the ship;
(d) claims against the owner, based on a wrongful act and not on contract, in respect of loss of or damage to property occurring whether on land or on water, in direct connection with the operation of the ship;
(e) claims for salvage, wreck removal and contribution in general average.
(2) In subsection (1), “owner” includes, in relation to a ship, the charterer, manager or operator of such ship.