it is complicated, but if it as a berth and paying fees to be stored there you likely are in the wrong. But if the owner stops paying berthing fees, the berth o

it is complicated, but if it as a berth and paying fees to be stored there you likely are in the wrong. But if the owner stops paying berthing fees, the berth owner has a case against the ship owner. At this point it becomes legal to remove the boat by cooperating with the berth owner. A court is unlikely to grant you ownership of the ship outright however. Facts like these are what are missing from these stories. They always say something like "the company was going bankrupt" or whatever. Somehow they paid for fuel, berthing fees, port entry fees, docking fees and a host of other stuff you need to do international shipping. They quit paying the crew because they can get away with it.