General Average shall be adjusted at any port or place at the option of the Carrier in accordance with the York-Antwerp Rules, 1994 and any subsequent modification or re-enactment thereto and shall be applied to Containers and/or Goods loaded on deck or under deck. In the event of accident, danger, damage or disaster before or after the commencement of the voyage resulting from any cause whatsoever whether due to negligence or not, for which or for the consequence of which the Carrier is not responsible by statute, contract or otherwise, the Merchant shall contribute with the Carrier in General Average to the payment of any sacrifice, losses or expenses of a General Average nature that may be made or incurred, and shall pay any salvage and special charges incurred in respect of the Goods. If a salving vessel is owned or operated by the Carrier, salvage shall be paid for as fully as if the salving vessel(s) belonged to strangers. The Carrier shall have a lien on the Goods for all General Average contribution (including but not limited to salvage) for which the Merchant is responsible and shall be entitled to a cash deposit or other security therefor in a form acceptable to the Carrier. If the Carrier delivers the Goods without obtaining security for general average contributions or such other expense, the Merchant, by taking delivery of the Goods, undertakes personal responsibility to pay such contributions or expense and to provide such cash deposit or other security for the estimated amount of such contributions or expense as the Carrier shall reasonably require.