THE “OCEAN CROWN”

[2010] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 468

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (ADMIRALTY COURT)

Before Mr Justice Gross

Salvage — Remuneration — Assessment of award — Principle of encouragement — Whether tribunal entitled to take into account possibility that salvors might experience difficult economic conditions in future — Whether permissible to take into account actual economic conditions experienced between date of termination of the services and date of award — Whether principle in The Amerique applicable to complex and comprehensive cases — International Salvage Convention 1989, article 13.