PERUSAHAAN PERSEROAN (PERSERO) PT PERTAMINA v TREVASKIS LTD (THE “STAR CENTURION” AND THE “ANTEA”)

[2024] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 47

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION COURT OF FINAL APPEAL

Before Chief Justice Cheung , Justice Ribeiro PJ, Justice Fok PJ, Justice Lam PJ and Justice Keane NPJ

Admiralty – Wreck – Limitation of liability – Vessel sunk in collision – Owner incurring removal costs following wreck removal order – Whether claim for removal costs subject to limitation – Merchant Shipping (Limitation of Shipowners Liability) Ordinance, Cap 434, section 15 – Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976, articles 2(1)(a), 2(1)(c), 2(1)(d) and 18(1).