THE “VON ROCKS”
[1998] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 198
IRELANDTHE SUPREME COURT
Before Mr. Justice Barrington, Mr. Justice Keane and Mr. Justice Lynch
Admiralty practice - Arrest - Application to set aside - Backhoe dredger being towed across North Sea - Dredger capsized and seriously damaged - Whether dredger a “ship” - Whether arrest should be set aside - Jurisdiction of Courts (Maritime Convention) Act, 1989 - International Convention on the Arrest of Sea-Going Ships, 1952.