Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

456.   Jurisdiction as to unsatisfied mortgages

Where the registration of a ship is considered to be closed on account of a transfer to a person not qualified to own a Saint Lucian ship, any unsatisfied mortgage may, where the ship comes within the jurisdiction of any court in saint lucia which has jurisdiction to enforce the mortgage, or would have had such jurisdiction if the transfer had not been made, be enforced by that court despite the transfer, without prejudice, in cases where the ship has been sold under a judgment of a court to the effect of that judgment.

Detention and Distress on Ship for Damage Caused