The owner of the cargo ship that collided with a US military contracted tanker in the North Sea has filed legal documents in London to establish a fund for potential lawsuits after the collision.
MS Solong Schiffahrtsgesellschaft MBH & Co KG, a subsidiary of Ernst Russ and owned of the Portuguese-flagged Solong, has taken steps to limit its liability by setting up a “limitation fund” in the UK Admiralty Court.
The company said this is a standard...