GUARDIAN OFFSHORE AU PTY LTD v SAAB SEAEYE LEOPARD 1702 REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE LATELY ON BOARD THE SHIP “OFFSHORE GUARDIAN” AND ANOTHER
[2021] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 201
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Before Justice Colvin
Admiralty jurisdiction – Action in rem against remotely operated underwater vessel (ROV) – Whether ROV a “ship” – Whether court had in rem jurisdiction – Admiralty Act 1988 (Cth), section 3.