Trial of preliminary issues in an action in which the Claimant claims under its war risks insurance for the constructive total loss of the vessel ‘B Atlantic’ (‘the Vessel’). Between 7 and 12 August 2007 the Vessel loaded a cargo of coal at Maracaibo, Venezuela, for carriage to Italy in the course of routine trading. The following day, 13 August 2007, a pre-departure inspection by the Venezuelan authorities discovered 3 bags of cocaine strapped to her hull below the waterline. The Vessel has been detained in Venezuela ever since then.
Judges:
Hamblen J
Citations:
[2012] EWHC 802 (Comm)
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Preliminary Issues – Atlasnavios-Navegacao, LDA v Navigators Insurance Company Ltd and Others ComC 8-Dec-2014
The claimant’s vessel and its crew had been detained after illegal drugs were found to be attached to its hull in port in Venezuela by ship crew members. The ship owners asserted effective total loss.
Held: The owners were entitled to recover . .
Preliminary Issues ComC – Atlasnavios-Navegacao, Lda v Navigators Insurance Company Ltd and Others CA 1-Aug-2016
(The B Atlantic) The court was asked whether Flaux J was right to find that the owners of a ship were entitled to be indemnified by the insurers in respect of the constructive total loss of the vessel under war insurance after detention ‘by reason . .
Preliminary Issues ComC – Navigators Insurance Company Ltd and Others v Atlasnavios-Navegacao Lda SC 22-May-2018
The vessel had been taken by the authorities in Venezuela after drugs were found to have been attached to its hull by third parties. Six months later it was declared a constructive total loss. The ship owners now sought recovery of its value from . .
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Transport
Updated: 06 October 2022; Ref: scu.452389
