Vista Shipping has launched a counterattack in the more than six-month-long vessel seizure battle with Swiss trader Flame.

The Ukrainian shipowner’s Freight Bulk Pte (FBP) affiliate, which owns the 169,000-dwt combination carrier Cape Viewer (built 1992), alleges in a counterclaim that Flame worked with Swiss broker Ifchor Group to lure the vessel to the US in an effort to have it wrongfully attached by the court.

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