A Basic and Simple Guide of Civil Liability Convention 92

Let me tell you a story. A ship loaded a cargo of crude oil from Mina-Al-Ahmadi and was bound for Wales. On the way, it got aground outside territorial waters of any country. 119000 T of crude oil spilled and found its way on the coastal waters of two countries, UK and France. Millions of Dollars were spent for clean up operation. Apart from the money required for clean up operation, there were number of people who lost their source of income. For example, fishermen could no more go for fishing. People who earn their living from tourism, were also hit by this incident. Apart from all this there is damage to the ecology which no one can measure in monetary values. Now who would pay for all these damages ? Ship owners ? The incident did not take place in the territorial waters of any country. Even if it did take place, the local laws for these cases are never so detailed to easily recover the money from ship owners. Now even if ship owner had to pay the money, the money may be so big that a ship owner could loose entire business because of one incident. What is the solution then ? CLC convention aims to bring a solution to this situation. In fact the story I told you above is the real story of the vessel "Torrey Canyon". CLC convention was the result of the incident of grounding ...