Bumi Jaya Salvage & Engineering Sdn Bhd v Brave Worth Shipping Co Ltd (The Kmax Pro) - [2023] SGHCR 21, Singapore High Court (AR Navin Anand) - 20 December 2023

Wreck removal - BIMCO Wreckstage 2010 form - Work halted by contractor - Liability for advance payment - Liability for stage payments - Whether default judgment should be set aside

The claimant was a Malaysian company providing salvage and engineering services. On 27 October 2022 the defendant's vessel Kmax Pro caught fire and grounded. At the time the vessel was carrying a cargo of fibreboard, much of which was damaged both by the fire and by water used to put out the fire. The voyage could not be completed.