Virgin Media Wholesale has no entitlement to ask fishing be modified by reason of cable laying, scallop fishers say
Virgin is seeking damages and a declaration that a maritime lien, or claim, attaches to an Irish-registered vessel based in Wexford over alleged damage to a seabed cable.The owners of a fishing trawler that allegedly damaged an undersea fibre-optics cable providing internet and telephone connection between Ireland and Britain are being sued in the High Court over the €800,000 cost of repairs.
Virgin, which has registered offices in Hampshire, is seeking damages and a declaration that a maritime lien, or claim, attaches to the Irish-registered vessel which is based in Wexford. It also seeks an order for its sale if necessary. The defendants deny the vessel was responsible for causing damage to the cable and requires proof of this. It is also contended that Virgin is the author of its own misfortune by not taking sufficient measures to bury or protect its cables. Alternatively, it claims Virgin was contributorily negligent.
Merchant shipping regulations place a statutory duty on the vessel to carry publications which would have alerted it to the location of the cable, counsel said.
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