Ship arrest

'''Ship arrest''' refers to the civil law procedure whereby a ship or similar marine vessel may be arrested by judicial process and held under state authority in a particular jurisdiction pending the determination of present or future claims relating to the vessel.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.marineinsight.com/maritime-law/ship-arrest-under-maritime-law-reasons-procedure-and-precautions/ |first1=Soumyajit |last1=Dasgupta |title=Ship Arrest Under Maritime Law: Reasons, Procedure, and Precautions |publisher=Marine Insight |date=9 October 2019 |accessdate=29 May 2020 |archive-date=4 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104075346/https://www.marineinsight.com/maritime-law/ship-arrest-under-maritime-law-reasons-procedure-and-precautions/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bloomsburyprofessional.com/uk/the-arrest-conventions-9781509928286/ |title=The Arrest Conventions: International Enforcement of Maritime Claims. |publisher=Hart Publishing| date=2019 }}{{dead link|date=December 2024}}</ref> The ship is detained by judicial process for the purpose of securing a maritime claim, or for unseaworthiness and certain other conditions.

A ship may be "arrested" and detained in port by a court order in support of a maritime lien claim by creditors against the vessel.<ref>{{cite news|date=3 April 2020|title=Points to Consider if your Ship is Arrested|first=Eugene|last=Cheng|work=West of England|url=https://www.westpandi.com/publications/news/points-to-consider-if-your-ship-is-arrested/#:~:text=An%20arrest%20is%20a%20court,of%20arrest%20and%20an%20affidavit.|accessdate=5 August 2020|archive-date=5 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805205726/https://www.westpandi.com/publications/news/points-to-consider-if-your-ship-is-arrested/#:~:text=An%20arrest%20is%20a%20court,of%20arrest%20and%20an%20affidavit.|url-status=live}}</ref>

The grounds upon which a ship may be arrested vary under the legal systems of different countries. But common grounds which may permit arrest may include:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hfw.com/downloads/HFW-Arrest-Pack-June-2018.pdf |title=HFW Arrest Pack First Edition |publisher=Holman Fenwick Willan LLP |date=April 2018 |accessdate=29 May 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302202504/http://www.hfw.com/downloads/HFW-Arrest-Pack-June-2018.pdf |archive-date= Mar 2, 2022 }}</ref> * damage to cargo carried by the ship * damage caused by a collision with the ship * to protect a mortgage or maritime lien over the ship * unpaid pilotage or towage relating to the ship

==International Conventions== A number of international conventions have been entered into in relation to arrest of ships under maritime law. They include: * International Convention on Arrest of Ships (1999) * International Convention for the unification of certain rules relating to Arrest of Sea-going Ships, 1952

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Category:Maritime law Category:International law