MS "SOLONG" SCHIFFAHRTSGESELLSCHAFT MBH & CO KG V SAMSKIP MULTIMODAL BV

[2026] EWHC 1211 (Admlty), King's Bench Division, Admiralty Court, Mr Justice Andrew Baker, 22 May 2026

Admiralty – Limitation of liability – Collision – Owners seeking limitation decree – Defendants raising Article 4 defence – Meaning of "such loss" – Whether Designated Person Ashore "directing mind and will" of shipowner – Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1996

On 10 March 2025, the container ship Solong ploughed into the port side of the motor tanker Stena Immaculate while she was at anchor with a cargo of jet fuel.