Centel Shipping Co Ltd v The Owners and/or Demise Charterers of the vessel “King Coal” – Court of First Instance (Au J) – 13 December 2012

Admiralty jurisdiction – Assignee of wages due to master and crew members bringing action in rem and arresting vessel – Whether court had in rem jurisdiction

The plaintiff, as assignee of the wages due to the master and crew members of the vessel King Coal, brought an admiralty action in rem against the vessel and caused her to be arrested.