We are Cape Cod admiralty attorneys serving the maritime industry in Boston, throughout New England, and around the world. With prior sea experience, we know the ropes in the courtroom, on the water, and on the waterfront.

Vessel Arrest

• Maritime lien
  Enforcement
• Preferred Ship
  Mortgage Foreclosure
• Rule B Attachment

Civilized society has never come up with better leverage for prompt payment than the ancient procedure of arresting a vessel without notice.

We have used it over the years to great effect, for instance: arresting the NORTHWESTERN of Deadliest Catch fame for non-payment of an Aleutian Islands engine repair bill; foreclosing preferred ship mortgages on tug boats, fishing vessels, and yachts; and using Rule B to attach an LNG tanker in Boston because its breach of an English charter party did not give rise to a maritime lien authorizing a Rule C arrest.