ABS has instituted legal action against the Government of Spain seeking recovery for any claims made against the classification society for damages arising from the Prestige casualty. The ABS action is an aggressive response to the suit filed against the not-for-profit classification society by the Government of Spain seeking more than $700 million in damages for the pollution caused by the sinking of the tanker. In a concurrent action, ABS has responded to the suit filed against it in Texas by the regional Basque government, and other local administrations, by denying the charges and alleging that the Basque Government lacked the authority to file the action and their claims have been subsumed by the national government’s action.
