Southern Steamship Agency Inc. v. M.V. Khalij Sky - Supreme Court of South Africa (Adm. Div. of The Cape of Good Hope Provincial Division) - Munnik J.P. - 15 March 1984

Maritime lien - “Halcyon Isle” decision not followed in South Africa

The plaintiffs provided agency and stevedoring services and supplied necessaries to the defendants’ vessel Khalij Sky in the U.S.A. It was accepted that, according to United States law, the plaintiffs had a maritime lien on the vessel in respect of the services and disbursements in question, enforceable by an action in rem . The question was whether the South African court recognized the lien.