Shipping - 46 USC Appendix Section 189
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01/19/04 Sec. 189. Limitation of liability of owners of vessels for debts
The individual liability of a shipowner shall be limited to the
proportion of any or all debts and liabilities that his individual
share of the vessel bears to the whole; and the aggregate
liabilities of all the owners of a vessel on account of the same
shall not exceed the value of such vessels and freight pending:
Provided, That this provision shall not prevent any claimant from
joining all the owners in one action; nor shall the same apply to
wages due to persons employed by said shipowners.
Last modified: April 20, 2006
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