The Business Law Reports
[2020] Bus LR 1517
Queen’s Bench Division
Splitt Chartering APS and others v Saga Shipholding Norway AS and others
[2020] EWHC 1294 (Admlty)
2020 May 12, 13; 22
Teare J
Shipping— Limitation of liability— Damage by anchor— Barge’s anchor damaging underwater cable— Cable owners bringing claim against company engaged in placing men on board barge to operate machinery while at anchor off port— Whether company “operator” of barge and therefore entitled to limit its alleged liability—
Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c 21), s 185, Sch 7, art 1(1)(2)
Ships’ names—
Stema Barge II