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Dredger is a ship and can be arrested under action in rem
(Shipping Times)
August 28, 1998
By Selva Kumar
TAN Irish court has decided that the definition of a "ship" does not depend on whether it is capable of self-propulsion and has held that a backhoe dredger can be considered a ship and be arrested under an admiralty action in rem.
The dispute arose as a result of an accident while the Swedish-flagged dredger Von Rocks was being ...... Read more on Shipping Times
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