Bright Shipping Ltd v Changhong Group (HK) Ltd (The “Crystal” and The “Sanchi”) [2018] HKCFI 2474

Jurisdiction over a high seas collision

On 6 January 2018 a collision occurred at seabetween the cargo vessel CF Crystal owned by the defendant Changhong and the tanker Sanchi, owned by the plaintiff Bright Shipping, at a location about 125 nautical miles from Changjiang Kou Light Ship in the East China Sea. This was on the high seas, but within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of China. Changhong was a Hong Kong incorporated company with a registered office in Hong Kong.