Maersk Line Ltd (MLL) is in settlement talks with the two US Merchant Marine Academy cadets who alleged hey experienced sexual misconduct aboard the liner operator’s ships.

According to documents filed in a New York state court, the AP Moller-Maersk subsidiary and the two midshipmen have asked for a stay of proceedings until at least mid-November.

MLL is facing lawsuits from Hope Hicks, who was better known as Midshipman X, and anonymous classmate Midshipman Y.