Service of initiating process on ships and other property
30 Service of initiating process on ships and other property
Initiating process in a proceeding commenced as an action in rem:
against a ship; or
against other property that is, at the time of service, on board a ship;
must be served by securely affixing a sealed copy of the process to a mast, or some other conspicuous part, of the ship.
Initiating process in a proceeding commenced as an action in rem against property that is not, at the time of service, on board a ship must be served by securely affixing a sealed copy of the process to the property or to a package or container containing the property.
If access to a ship or property cannot reasonably be obtained, process may be served on the ship or property by:
handing a sealed copy of the process to a person apparently in charge of the ship or property; or
if the person refuses to accept service—putting a sealed copy of the process down in the presence of the person and telling the person what the document is.
In this rule, sealed copy of the process includes a copy, sent by electronic communication, of a sealed copy of the process.
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