Saga Cruises BDF Ltd and Another v Fincantieri SpA (The “Saga Sapphire”) – QBD (Comm Ct) (Sara Cockerill QC sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) [2016] EWHC 1875 (Comm) – 29 July 2016

Contract – Shiprepairing contract – Defendant shipyard contracting to repair and refurbish claimants’ cruise ship – Vessel subsequently suffering failure of luboil cooler – Whether shipyard in breach of contract – Whether breach caused loss complained of – Whether shipowner entitled to damages for delay

On 28 September 2011 a contract was concluded between the first claimant (the owners) and the defendant (the yard) for the dry docking, repair and refurbishment of the owners’ cruise ship Saga Sapphire. The second claimant (Acromas, or “Saga Shipping”) was another company in the Saga Group which operated Saga Group’s cruise business.