A more combative approach to unreasonable demands made in the wake of major casualties is in prospect from the protection-and-indemnity (P&I) clubs.
Following a further review of recent years’ costly claims, clubs and shipowners are being asked to consider challenging excessive wreck removal or pollution-prevention demands from governments or official agencies, if necessary via the courts.
The clubs have updated a review of the lessons to be drawn from major casualties, adding six more incidents to the 20 in an original review ordered in 2013, in the wake of the costly Costa Concordia and Rena losses.
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