MS "Solong" Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH V Samskip Multimodal BV [2026] EWHC 1211
Owners of the Stena Immaculate failed to break limitation claimed by the Solong, which “ploughed into” the other vessel at anchor. The Admiralty Judge found that, although the knowledge required did not extend to the identity of the innocent vessel, nevertheless limitation was “virtually unbreakable”. The level of culpability had to be such as to deprive the Owners of the benefit of their insurance policy and required the personal knowledge of the Owners’ directing mind (and not just the DPA, for example).
