There are several bases to arrest a ship in Korea, e.g., (i) to arrest a ship based on a prejudgment attachment which is to obtain security for the claims against the owner of the ship pending enforceable judgments, or (ii) based on maritime lien and/or mortgage on the vessel which will proceed with the auction sale of the vessel. We note that in rem action/proceedings are not recognized in Korea.
In case of the former (prejudgment attachment), there is no restriction of the claims seeking for the arrest of a ship if and only if the claim is owed by the owner of the ship. In this respect, the Korean court may pierce the corporate veil of the registered owner of the ship and allow the arrest of the ship if the claim is owed by a beneficial owner of the ship.
See attached file: ALCO20190006 Ship Arrest in South Korea.pdf
国际扣船实务 – 韩国
在韩国可基于某些原因扣押船舶，例如：（i）在可执行的判决期间基于诉前扣押进行扣船以获得对船舶所有人索赔的担保，或（ii）基于船舶海事优先权和/或抵押权，以进行船舶拍卖。我们注意到，在韩国并未承认对物诉讼/诉讼程序。
如果是前者（诉前扣押），当且仅当索赔是针对船舶所有人时，对寻求扣押船舶的索赔没有限制。在这方面，韩国法院可以揭穿船舶登记所有人的公司面纱，并且可基于针对该船舶受益所有人的索赔扣押该船舶。
详细信息请参阅附件。
