Archive 2014

Arbitration usually for a good reason
November 2014

Securing a fair deal for operators
September 2014

When there’s nothing left to save
July 2014

Calling LOF: Are you alive and well?
May 2014

Tax? A comradely wave of sympathy
March 2014

The importance of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage, 2001
March 2014

The ever-spiralling costs of wreck removal
January 2014

Legal landscape surrounding ‘Solong’, ‘Stena Immaculate’ collision and salvage costs

Simon Tatham explains the legal and salvage implications from the collision of the container ship into the product tanker in UK waters The recent incident involving the tanker Stena Immaculate, struck at anchor off the River Humber in poor visibility by the small container vessel Solong, brings into play numerous issues of maritime law and practice. Starting with…

When to claim salvage for a ship accident in a harbour

In certain ship grounding situations, a tug owner that has assisted a distressed vessel could claim for salvage or accept tariff rates; each has potential legal, insurance and contractual ramifications. I recall a case where a vessel was blown off its berth in South America and although quite lightly aground on the opposite bank, was…

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