Owner and/or Demise Charterer of the Vessel "A Symphony" v Owner and/or Demise Charterer of the Vessel "Sea Justice" - [2024] SGCA 32, Singapore Court of Appeal (Tay Yong Kwang JCA and Belinda Ang Saw Ean JCA) - 26 August 2024

Admiralty - Action in rem - Conflict of laws - Forum non conveniens - Discharge of security - Maintenance of arrest

The claimant, Symphony, a Liberian company, was the owner of the vessel A Symphony. The defendant, Sea Justice, a Marshall Islands company, was the owner of Sea Justice. On 27 April 2021 the two vessels collided off the coast of Qingdao, PRC. The collision caused substantial damage to the hull and cargo of ASymphony and also gave rise to a serious oil pollution incident.