Pacific Tractor Rentals (V.I.)Ltd. v. The "Palaquin", (June 14, 1996) No. T-2616-95

In Admiralty Practice, In Rem Actions and Arrest on (Updated )

The issues in this case were whether an arrest warrant extends to property taken off a vessel prior to arrest and whether repairs to a vessel under arrest paid for by the vessel’s owner form part of the arresting party’s security. The case concerned machinery owned by the Plaintiff that had been lost overboard from the "Palaquin" during alleged heavy …

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