https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=47591 Customs confiscation of a vessel does not, by itself, extinguish seamen's maritime lien for wages. The Supreme Court reasoned that wage protection under maritime law is a privileged claim attached to the ship and enforceable against the vessel or its substitute proceeds unless legislation expressly provides otherwise. It further held that crew wages, as protected maritime dues, may be satisfied from the sale proceeds of the vessel even where the sale followed confiscation, because the crew's lawful wage claims cannot be defeated by the State's confiscatory action. The decision reinforces the priority of seamen's wage claims and the strict construction of confiscation powers. en-us Thu, 23 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 10:51:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=47591 Customs confiscation of a vessel does not, by itself, extinguish seamen's maritime lien for wages. The Supreme Court reasoned that wage protection under maritime law is a privileged claim attached to the ship and enforceable against the vessel or its substitute proceeds unless legislation expressly provides otherwise. It further held that crew wages, as protected maritime dues, may be satisfied from the sale proceeds of the vessel even where the sale followed confiscation, because the crew's lawful wage claims cannot be defeated by the State's confiscatory action. The decision reinforces the priority of seamen's wage claims and the strict construction of confiscation powers. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 23 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=47591