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NEWS Seaman Guard Ohio – @TheChennai6. Was Sri Lanka’s own floating armoury scandal to blame? May 2018 On November 28th 2017, over four years after their original arrest, the crew and men from the Seaman Guard Ohio were released having been acquitted of all charges by the Indian High Court in Medurai. They were driven from Chennai Central prison having won, not only what one of the men’s sisters described as their “battle […] CONTINUE READING	Trading to Yemen – where are we now? » Recent news in respect of the commercial maritime picture in and around Yemen culminating in the extraordinary reports of a missile attack on the Turkish flagged Ince Inebolu, has been difficult to unravel. Both sides of the proxy war are making claims and counter-claims to suit their respective narratives. An already complex environment is seemingly […]
	Shipbuilding – advice on contract for world’s largest cruise ferry » James Hickland has advised Irish Continental Group Plc (“ICG”) on negotiation and drafting of a shipbuilding contract for construction of a cruise ferry which when delivered will be the largest in the world in terms of vehicle capacity. ICG announced on 2 January 2018 that it had entered into a contract with Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft MbH […]
Stephen Askins – Lawyer of the Week » Partner, Stephen Askins, is The Times’ Lawyer of the Week following his work in helping to free the Chennai 6. Stephen Askins acted pro bono for six British former soldiers — the “Chennai Six” — who had been guards on a US anti-piracy ship off the Indian coast. They won an appeal against their convictions […]	NEWS British Tugowners Association Safety Seminar October 2017 Simon Tatham addressed the British Tugowners Association Safety Seminar in Edinburgh on 9 November 2017. He addressed issues on tug capsize cases in the light of recent reports MAIB accident reports. BTA Photography winner (2014) – Rough Weather Svitzer Trimley in rough weather on the River Humber Sam Willis, Svitzer CONTINUE READING