Siyadoba Fishing (Pty) Ltd v Marine Radio Acoustic Devices CC (The "Atlantic Pride") - High Court of South Africa (Cape of Good Hope Provincial Div) (Blignault J) - 21 November 2003

Admiralty jurisdiction - Supplier of marine electronic equipment supplying sonar to fishing vessel on terms that price payable in instalments and ownership of sonar remaining in supplier until all instalments paid - Supplier causing sonar to be arrested - Whether arrest competent under provisions of Admiralty Jurisdiction Regulation Act 105 of 1983

The applicant carried on the business of commercial fishing and owned the fishing vessel Atlantic Pride. On 7 May 2001 the applicant purchased a sonar from the respondent supplier of electronic equipment, the purchase price being payable by way of 36 instalments. Pending the payment of the full purchase price the respondent remained the owner of the sonar.