A suit against the owner of a steamboat or other vessel may be brought in the county or precinct in which:

1. (1) the steamboat or vessel may be found;
2. (2) the cause of action arose; or
3. (3) the liability accrued or was contracted.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.