[FORM OF BAHAMIAN DEED OF COVENANT]
DEED OF COVENANT
COLLATERAL
TO
STATUTORY SHIP MORTGAGE
ON THE
BAHAMIAN FLAG SHIP
M/V [NAME OF SHIP]
GRANTED BY ___________________________, AS SHIPOWNER
IN FAVOR OF
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MARYLAND, AS
COLLATERAL AGENT, TRUSTEE AND MORTGAGEE
ON
______, 19__
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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WHEREAS ................................................................................... 1
ARTICLE I.
Covenants of the Shipowner to the Mortgagee
Section 1: Acknowledgment of Debt; Governing Law............................... 4
Section 2: Organization of Shipowner............................................. 4
Section 3: No Existing Liens..................................................... 4
Section 4: Preferred Mortgage under
Bahamian Law.................................................... 5
Section 5: No Unlawful Operation................................................. 5
Section 6: Payment of Taxes, etc................................................. 5
Section 7: No Power To Create Liens.............................................. 6
Section 8: [Reserved]............................................................ 6
Section 9: Discharge of Liens,
Encumbrances, etc............................................... 6
Section 10: Libel................................................................. 6
Section 11: Ship Condition........................................................ 7
Section 12: Provision of Information and
Documents....................................................... 7
Section 13: No Transfer of Flag; Sale; Charter.................................... 8
Section 14: Insurances............................................................ 9
Section 15: Reimbursement for Expenses............................................ 14
Section 16: Performance of Charter................................................ 14
Section 17: Event of Loss......................................................... 14
Section 18: Financing Statements.................................................. 14
Section 19: Incorporation by Reference............................................ 15
Section 20: Requisition of Title.................................................. 15
ARTICLE II.
Events of Default and Remedies
Section 1: Events of Default..................................................... 15
Section 2: Sale Divests Title.................................................... 17
Section 3: Mortgagee's Power of
Attorney-Sales.................................................. 18
Section 4: Mortgagee's Power of
Attorney-Collection............................................. 18
Section 5: Mortgagee Power of
Attorney-Discharge of Liens..................................... 19
Section 6: Delivery of Vessel.................................................... 19
Section 7: Indemnification....................................................... 19
Section 8: Every Power Cumulative................................................ 19
Section 9: Cure of Defaults...................................................... 20
Section 10: Restoration........................................................... 20
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Section 11: Distribution of Proceeds.............................................. 20
Section 12: Quiet Enjoyment....................................................... 21
Section 13: No Waiver of Preferred Status......................................... 21
Section 14: Venue................................................................. 22
ARTICLE III.
Sundry Provisions
Section 1: Binding on Successors................................................. 22
Section 2: Exercise by Agents.................................................... 22
Section 3: Notices............................................................... 23
Section 4: Titles and Section Headings........................................... 23
Exhibit A: Indenture
Exhibit B: Working Capital Facility Agreement
Exhibit C: Working Capital Guarantee
Exhibit D: Collateral Agency Agreement
DEED OF COVENANT
M/V ______
THIS DEED OF COVENANT is made the _____ day of ____, 19___
between ________________, (herein called the "Shipowner", which term shall
include its successors and permitted assigns), having its principal place of
business at ____________________ and The First National Bank of Maryland, having
its principal place of business at __ ___________________________, as Collateral
Agent and Trustee (herein called the "Mortgagee") under a Collateral Agency and
Intercreditor Agreement dated as of July 15, 1998, (the "Collateral Agency
Agreement") by and among the Mortgagee, The First National Bank of Maryland, not
in its individual capacity but as trustee (the "Trustee") under the Indenture
(as defined), The Bank of New York (the "Working Capital Facility Provider"),
the Shipowner, certain other Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined in the Collateral
Agency Agreement) and Millenium Seacarriers, Inc., (the "Issuer");
WHEREAS:
A. The Shipowner is the absolute and unencumbered owner of the
64/64th shares in the ship ______________, more fully described in the First
Schedule hereto.
B. The Issuer has issued One Hundred Million United States
Dollars (U.S. $100,000,000) representing 100,000 units (the "Units"), each Unit
consisting of $1,000 principal amount at maturity of its 12% First Priority Ship
Mortgage Notes Due 2005 (the "Notes") and one warrant to purchase five shares of
common stock, par value $.01 per share of the Issuer, and whereas the Notes will
be issued in accordance with the terms of the Indenture dated as of July 15,
1998 among the Trustee, the Issuer, the Shipowner and certain other Subsidiary
Guarantors, and the Shipowner acknowledges that the Issuer is justly indebted up
to the principal amount of U.S. $100 Million to the Holders of the Notes on the
date hereof;
[C. A portion of the proceeds of the Notes have been lent by
the Issuer to the Shipowner and used to refinance the indebtedness of the
Shipowner respecting the Ship;] [INSERT IF APPLICABLE]
[X. Xxxxxxxx to the Escrow and Pledge Agreement dated as of
July 15, 1998 between the Issuer and The First National Bank of Maryland, as
Escrow Agent, the Issuer has deposited with the Escrow Agent a portion of the
net proceeds of the Offering of the Notes, to be used upon the satisfaction of
certain conditions including the delivery of this Deed to acquire additional
Mortgaged Vessels;]
X. Xxxxx xxx, contemporaneously with the execution of this
Deed, been executed by the Shipowner in favor of the Mortgagee a Statutory
Mortgage (the "Mortgage") in account current form constituting a First Preferred
Statutory Mortgage of the Owner's 64/64th shares in the Ship;
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E. In accordance with the Indenture, the Shipowner has
[executed and delivered a Supplemental Indenture pursuant to which it has]
guaranteed (the "Guarantee") the payment in full of the principal of, interest
on, and premium, if any, in respect of the Notes, made an assignment to the
Trustee as collateral security of certain of its rights in respect to the Ship
and has agreed to execute and deliver the Mortgage and this Deed in favor of the
Mortgagee as security for its obligations under its Guarantee;
F. The Issuer has entered into a Credit Agreement (the
"Working Capital Facility Agreement") dated as of July 20, 1998 among the
Working Capital Facility Provider and the Issuer pursuant to which the Working
Capital Facility Provider has agreed to make available to the Issuer a revolving
line of credit, not to exceed at any one time outstanding Seven Million United
States Dollars (US $7,000,000), all loans thereunder (the "Working Capital
Loans") to bear interest at LIBOR, plus 1 1/2%, and to be repayable on or before
July 24, 1999;
G. The Shipowner [shall concurrently with any Capital draws
under the Working Capital Facility Agreement, executed and deliver] [has
executed and delivered] a Guaranty Agreement (a "Working Capital Guarantee")
pursuant to which it [shall guarantee] [has guaranteed] the payment in full of
the principal of, interest on, and premium, if any, in respect of the line of
credit (the "Working Capital Facility") made available pursuant to the Working
Capital Facility Agreement, [make] [made] an assignment to the Working Capital
Facility Provider as collateral security of certain of its rights with respect
to the Mortgaged Vessel and [shall agree] [has agreed] to execute and deliver
the Mortgage in favor of the Mortgagee as security for its obligations under its
Working Capital Guarantee; and
H. This Deed is supplemental to the Indenture and the Mortgage
aforesaid and to the security thereby created and except as otherwise defined
herein, terms defined in the Indenture are used herein as defined therein and
terms not defined in the Indenture and defined in the Collateral Agency
Agreement are used herein as defined in the Collateral Agency Agreement. A copy
of each of: (i) the Indenture, (ii) the Working Capital Facility Agreement,
(iii) the Working Capital Guarantee and (iv) the Collateral Agency Agreement is
attached hereto as Exhibit A, B, C and D, respectively and made a part hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS DEED WITNESSETH AND IT IS XXXXXX
AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
In this Deed unless the context otherwise requires the "Ship"
means the vessel described in the First Schedule hereto and includes any share
or interest therein and its engines, machinery, boats, tackle, outfit, spare
gear, fuel, consumable or other stores, belongings and appurtenances, whether on
board or ashore;
That, in consideration of the premises and of the additional
covenants herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, and in order to secure
the payment of the principal of, interest on and premium, if any, respecting the
Notes, the Working Capital Loans, the Obligations, fees, expenses and all other
sums due or otherwise secured under the Indenture, under the Working Capital
Guarantee or hereunder (all such principal, interest, premium and other amounts
hereby collectively called the "Indebtedness hereby secured"), and to secure the
due performance and observance of all the agreements and
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covenants in the Notes, the Indenture, the Working Capital Guarantee, the other
Security Agreements, and herein contained, the SHIPOWNER HEREBY MORTGAGES AND
CHARGES to and in favor of the Mortgagee all its interest, present and future,
in the Ship and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the
SHIPOWNER HEREBY ASSIGNS AND AGREES TO ASSIGN to the Mortgagee the SHIPOWNER's
interest in the earnings of the Ship, the insurances as hereinbefore defined.
IT IS DECLARED AND AGREED that the security created by this
Deed and the Mortgage shall be held by the Mortgagee as a continuing security
for the payment of the Indebtedness notwithstanding the liquidation, incapacity
or any change in the constitution of the Shipowner, or in the name or style
thereof and that the security so created shall not be affected in any way by any
time or indulgence granted to the Shipowner or by any variation, compromise or
release of any Shipowner's obligations under this Deed and the Mortgage and
shall not be satisfied by any intermediate payment or satisfaction of any part
of the amount hereby and thereby secured and that the security so created shall
be in addition to, and shall not in any way be prejudiced or affected by, any
collateral or other security now or hereafter held by the Mortgagee for all or
any part of the moneys hereby and thereby secured and that every power and
remedy given to the Mortgagee hereunder shall be in addition to and not a
limitation of any and every power or remedy vested in the Mortgagee under this
Deed and the Mortgage and that all powers so vested in the Mortgagee may be
exercised from time to time and as often as the Mortgagee may deem expedient.
ARTICLE I.
COVENANTS OF THE SHIPOWNER TO THE MORTGAGEE
SECTION 1: ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DEBT; GOVERNING LAW. (a) The
Shipowner hereby acknowledges that pursuant to its Guarantee, it is justly
indebted (i) pursuant to its Guarantee to the Holders of the Notes in the
principal amount of up to One Hundred Million United States Dollars (U.S.
$100,000,000) and (ii) pursuant to its Working Capital Guarantee to the Working
Capital Facility Provider in the principal amount of up to $7,000,000 and will
pay or cause to be paid the Indebtedness hereby secured. The Shipowner will
observe, perform and comply with the covenants, terms and conditions herein,
express or implied, on its part to be observed, performed or complied with.
(b) This Deed and the Mortgage are intended to be a first
preferred mortgage under the laws of the Commonwealth of Bahamas ("Bahamian
law") and as such shall be governed by Bahamian law. However, in the event of
any conflict between the substantive provisions of this Deed and the Mortgage on
the one hand and the Indenture on the other, the terms of the Indenture shall
prevail, provided they are consistent with Bahamian law.
SECTION 2: ORGANIZATION OF SHIPOWNER. (a) The Shipowner is a
corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of _____________________
and shall so remain during the life of this Deed and the Mortgage and so long as
each of the Indenture and the Working Capital Guarantee shall remain in effect
and any Obligations or any Working Capital Loans remain outstanding.
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(b) The Shipowner has full power and authority to own,
operate, charter and mortgage the Ship; all action necessary and required by law
for the execution and delivery of this Deed and the Mortgage has been duly and
effectively taken; and this Deed, the Mortgage and the Indebtedness hereby
secured is and will be the valid and enforceable obligation of the Shipowner in
accordance with its terms. All consents or approvals required in respect of this
Mortgage have been obtained and are in full force and effect.
SECTION 3: NO EXISTING LIENS. The Shipowner lawfully owns and
is lawfully possessed of the Ship free from any lien or encumbrance whatsoever
other than (a) liens for current crew's wages, (b) liens covered by valid
policies of insurance held by the Mortgagee and meeting the requirements of
Section 14 below of this Article I, (c) liens not covered by insurance incurred
in the ordinary course of business and not more than thirty days past due; and
(d) Permitted Liens, and will warrant and defend the title and possession
thereto and to every part thereof for the benefit of the Mortgagee against the
claims and demands of all persons whomsoever.
SECTION 4: PREFERRED MORTGAGE UNDER BAHAMIAN LAW. The Ship is
duly documented in the name of the Shipowner under the laws and flag of the
Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The Shipowner will cause the Mortgage to be duly
recorded in accordance with the provisions of The Merchant Shipping Act and the
pertinent provisions of the other laws of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas (the
"Bahamian Maritime Law"), and will otherwise comply with and satisfy all of the
provisions of the Bahamian Maritime Law in order to establish and maintain the
Mortgage, as at any time amended, supplemented or assigned, as a first preferred
mortgage lien thereunder upon the Ship and upon all renewals, replacements and
improvements made in or to the same or any part thereof for the amount of the
Indebtedness hereby secured.
SECTION 5: NO UNLAWFUL OPERATION. The Shipowner will not cause
or permit the Ship to be operated in any manner contrary to law, and the
Shipowner will not engage in any unlawful trade or violate any law or carry any
cargo that will expose the Ship to penalty, forfeiture or capture, and will not
do, or suffer or permit to be done, anything which can or may injuriously affect
the registration or enrollment of the Ship under the laws and regulations of the
Commonwealth of the Bahamas and will at all times at its own expense keep the
Ship duly documented thereunder, except in the case of any change of registry
permitted by the Indenture or hereby, in which case a mortgage will be recorded
against the Ship under the laws of any such new registry state.
SECTION 6: PAYMENT OF TAXES, ETC. The Shipowner will pay and
discharge when due and payable, from time to time, all taxes, assessments,
governmental charges, fines and penalties lawfully imposed on the Ship or any
income therefrom; PROVIDED that the Shipowner shall not be required to pay any
such tax, assessment or charge if the validity or amount thereof is concurrently
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, the Shipowner shall have set
aside on its books reserves in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States consistently applied deemed by it adequate with
respect to such tax, assessment or charge and during the pendency of such
contest the Vessel will not be subject to sale or forfeiture; and PROVIDED
FURTHER, however, that the Shipowner will pay or cause to be paid all such
taxes, assessments or charges forthwith upon the commencement of proceedings to
foreclose any lien which is attached as security therefor.
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SECTION 7: NO POWER TO CREATE LIENS. Neither the Shipowner,
any charterer, the Master of the Ship nor any other person has or shall have any
right, power or authority to create, incur or permit to be placed or imposed or
continued upon the Ship any lien or encumbrance whatsoever other than Permitted
Liens, liens for current crew's wages and salvage and the lien of this Deed and
the Mortgage.
SECTION 8: [RESERVED]
SECTION 9: DISCHARGE OF LIENS, ENCUMBRANCES, ETC. Except for
the lien of this Deed and the Mortgage, Permitted Liens or liens for loss,
damage or expense, which are fully covered by insurance or, in respect of which,
a bond or other security has been posted by the Shipowner with the appropriate
court or other tribunal to prevent the arrest or secure the release of the Ship
from arrest on account of such claim or lien, the Shipowner will not suffer to
be continued any lien, encumbrance or charge on the Ship, and in due course and
in any event, by the earlier of ninety (90) days after the same becomes due and
payable or twenty-one (21) days after being requested to do so by the Mortgagee,
will pay or cause to be discharged or make adequate provision for the
satisfaction or discharge of all claims or demands, or will cause the Ship to be
released or discharged from any lien, encumbrance or charge therefor.
SECTION 10: LIBEL. If a libel, complaint or similar process be
filed against the Ship or the Ship be otherwise attached, levied upon or taken
into custody by virtue of any legal proceeding in any court, the Shipowner will
promptly notify the Mortgagee thereof by cable, facsimile or telex, confirmed by
letter, at its address, as specified in this Deed, and within fifteen (15) days
of such filing, attachment, levy or taking into custody will cause the Ship to
be released and all liens thereon other than this Deed and the Mortgage and the
liens securing the obligations under the Security Agreements and the Working
Capital Guarantee to be discharged and will promptly notify the Mortgagee
thereof in the manner aforesaid. In the event the Ship is levied upon or taken
into custody or detained by any authority whatsoever, the Shipowner agrees
forthwith to notify the Mortgagee thereof by telex, confirmed by letter. The
Shipowner will notify the Mortgagee within forty-eight (48) hours after it has
become known to the Shipowner of any average or salvage incurred by the Ship.
SECTION 11: SHIP CONDITION. (a) The Shipowner at all times and
without cost or expense to the Mortgagee, will maintain and preserve, or cause
to be maintained and preserved, the Ship and all its equipment, outfit and
appurtenances, tight, staunch, strong, in good condition, working order and
repair and in all respects seaworthy and fit for its intended service, and will
keep the Ship, or cause her to be kept and maintained, in such condition as will
entitle her to maintain her current classification and rating for ships of the
same age and type, free of notices, recommendations or qualifications which
negatively affect such classification in [INSERT CURRENT CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY]
or other classification society of like standing approved by the Mortgagee. The
Ship shall, and the Shipowner covenants that she will, at all times comply with
all applicable laws, treaties and conventions, and rules and regulations issued
thereunder, and shall have on board as and when required thereby valid
certificates showing compliance therewith, including all Safety Management
Certificates required by the International Safety Management Code (the "ISM
Code"). The Shipowner will not make, or permit to be made, any substantial
change in the structure, type or speed of the Ship or with respect to any of the
terms of the instruments of insurance or diminish the value of the Ship without
first receiving written approval thereof from the Mortgagee.
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(b) The Shipowner agrees to give the Mortgagee at least ten
(10) days notice of the actual date and place of any survey or drydocking in
order that the Mortgagee may have representatives present if desired. The
Shipowner agrees that at the Mortgagee's request it will satisfy the Mortgagee
that the expense of such survey or drydocking or work to be done thereat is
within Shipowner's financial ability and will not result in a claim or lien
against the Ship in violation of the provisions of this Mortgage.
(c) The Shipowner agrees to submit the Vessel regularly to
such periodical or other surveys as may be required for classification purposes
and will promptly supply to the Mortgagee copies of all reports issued in
respect thereof.
SECTION 12: PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS.
(a) The Shipowner will at all reasonable times afford the
Mortgagee or its authorized representatives full and complete access to the Ship
for the purpose of inspecting the Ship and her cargo and papers and, at the
request of the Mortgagee, the Shipowner will deliver for inspection, copies of
any and all contracts and documents relating to the Ship, whether on board or
not.
(b) The Shipowner hereby agrees to promptly furnish to the
Mortgagee on demand, all charterparties or contracts of affreightment relating
to the Ship and full details as to the parties, times of delivery and the like
pertaining thereto.
(c) On the date hereof and on an annual basis, the Shipowner
shall obtain and provide the Mortgagee with a Certificate of Confirmation of
Class.
(d) The Shipowner agrees to assign to the Mortgagee
contemporaneously with the execution of this Mortgage any charters or earnings
of the Ship pursuant to the Indenture or the Supplemental Indenture.
(e) The Shipowner hereby appoints the Mortgagee
attorney-in-fact of the Shipowner, whether or not an event of default shall have
occurred or is continuing, to appear before governmental bodies, classification
societies and insurers and to demand and receive to the same extent that the
Shipowner itself might, all information and certificates respecting (i) the
organizational status of the Shipowner under the laws of its jurisdiction of
organization or any other jurisdiction in which it may have qualified to do
business, (ii) the status of the Ship under the laws and regulations of its
country of registration, and its compliance with the requirements thereof, and
(iii) the state of the records of the Ship or of the Shipowner in respect of the
Ship in any classification society with which the Ship may be classed or of any
company, association or club by whom the Ship or the Shipowner in respect of the
Ship may be insured; and the Shipowner hereby agrees that the Mortgagee may
execute its powers as attorney-in-fact as aforesaid through its agents,
representatives and attorneys. This power of attorney is coupled with an
interest and shall be irrevocable as long as any Indebtedness hereby secured
remains outstanding.
SECTION 13: NO TRANSFER OF FLAG; SALE; CHARTER. (a) The
Shipowner will not transfer or change the flag or port of documentation of the
Ship (except to Panama, the Bahamas, Liberia, the Cayman Islands, Isle of Man,
the Hellenic Republic or any other jurisdiction which at the time is generally
deemed acceptable by institutional lenders to the shipping industry, as
determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, as
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permitted by the terms of the Indenture, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that there shall at
all times exist an effective Mortgage on the Ship, notwithstanding such transfer
or change of flag or port) without the prior written consent of the Mortgagee
(which consent shall contain such terms and conditions as the Mortgagee shall
reasonably conclude are necessary, including Opinions of Counsel, filings and
documentation, to ensure the continuing first preferred perfected Lien of the
Mortgagee for the benefit of the Holders and the Working Capital Facility
Provider in respect of the Ship and the other Collateral). Any such written
consent to any one transfer or change of flag or port of documentation shall not
be construed to be a waiver of this provision with respect to any subsequent
proposed transfer or change of flag or port of documentation.
(b) Without the prior written consent of the Mortgagee, the
Shipowner will not in any manner (i) sell, transfer or mortgage the Ship other
than in accordance with Section 4.07 of the Indenture or (ii) enter into any
charterparty, contract of affreightment, bill of lading or other engagement of
affreightment or for the carriage or transportation of cargo or other operation
of any kind of the Ship other than the charterparty existing on the date hereof.
SECTION 14: INSURANCES. (a) The Shipowner will cause to be
carried and maintained on or in respect of the Ship without expense to the
Mortgagee insurances, payable in U.S. Dollars, in amounts, against risks
(including marine hull and machinery (including excess value) insurance, marine
protection and indemnity insurance, war risks insurance and loss of hire
insurance and liability arising out of pollution and the spillage or leakage of
cargo and cargo liability insurance) and in a form which is substantially
equivalent to the coverage carried by other responsible and experienced
companies engaged in the operation of ships similar to the Ship and for similar
purposes and with insurance companies, underwriters, funds, mutual insurance
associations or clubs of recognized standing. Hull and Machinery and war risk
insurance shall be carried in an amount which is not less than the greater of
the full commercial value of the Ship or 120% of the Ship Percentage of the
Indebtedness hereby secured outstanding from time to time. Protection and
indemnity insurance as well as required insurance against liability for
pollution or spillage or leakage of cargo which shall have limitations of
liability of not less than $500 million, shall be in the highest amount from
time to time available for ships of the same type, size, age and flag as the
Ship. The Shipowner will reimburse the Mortgagee for all premiums and other
amounts paid by the Mortgagee in connection with mortgagee's interest insurance
and additional peril pollution or equivalent cover in favor of the Mortgagee
which shall insure the interest of the Mortgagee regardless of any breach or
violation by the Shipowner or of any other person of any representation,
warranty, covenant, condition, declaration or promise contained in any relevant
policy and which shall be obtained through an insurance broker reasonably
acceptable to the Mortgagee that is different from the insurance brokers
utilized for all other insurances and reinsurances provided for hereunder. None
of the aforementioned insurance shall provide for a deductible amount in excess
of One Million United States Dollars (U.S. $1,000,000) per occurrence (or
equivalent in any other currency or currency unit).
In the case of all marine, navigating and war risk hull and
machinery policies, the Shipowner will cause the Mortgagee to be named as an
additional insured and will use all reasonable efforts (and cause its insurance
broker to use all reasonable efforts) to cause the insurers under such policies
to waive any liability of the Mortgagee for premiums, calls payable, assessments
or advances under such policies and for the representations and warranties made
therein by the Shipowner or any other person.
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The Shipowner will also, without expense to the Mortgagee,
have the Ship fully entered in a protection and indemnity association or club in
good standing and acceptable to the Mortgagee. The Shipowner will cause such
association or club to issue to the Mortgagee a Letter of Undertaking in a form
satisfactory to the Mortgagee.
In the case of all protection and indemnity insurance
(including insurance against liability arising out of pollution), the Shipowner
will cause the Mortgagee to be named as an additional insured and will take such
actions as shall be necessary so that the Mortgagee shall not be liable under
such policies for payment of any premium, club call, assessment or advance or
for the representations and warranties made therein by the Shipowner or any
other person. Unless the Mortgagee shall have otherwise directed, any loss
involving damage to the Ship which is not in excess of One Million United States
Dollars (U.S. $1,000,000) may be paid directly for repair or salvage or to
reimburse the Shipowner for the same. The Shipowner will cause its brokers to
agree to advise the Mortgagee promptly of any default in the payment of any
premium and of any other act or omission on the part of the Shipowner of which
they have knowledge and which might invalidate or render unenforceable, in whole
or in part, any insurance on the Ship.
The Shipowner will also cause such brokers to agree to mark
their records and to advise the Mortgagee by cable, telex or facsimile
transmission, at least seven (7) business days' prior to the expiration date of
any insurance carried pursuant to this Mortgage, whether such insurance has been
renewed or replaced with new insurance which complies with the provisions of
this Section 14 and the other provisions of this Mortgage.
(b) The Shipowner will assign to the Mortgagee
contemporaneously with the execution of the Mortgage any policies of insurance,
including off-hire insurance, in respect of the Ship pursuant to an Insurance
Assignment.
(c) Unless the Mortgagee shall otherwise agree, all insurance
must name the Mortgagee as an assured, but without liability for premiums, calls
or assessments, and all amounts of whatsoever nature payable under any insurance
must be payable to the Mortgagee for distribution first to itself and thereafter
to the Shipowner or others as their interests may appear. Nevertheless, until
otherwise required by the Mortgagee by notice to the underwriters, (i) amounts
payable under any insurance on the Ship with respect to protection and indemnity
risks may be paid directly to the Shipowner to reimburse it for any loss, damage
or expense incurred by it and covered by such insurance or to the person to whom
any liability covered by such insurance has been incurred; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that if the Mortgagee shall give notice that the Shipowner is in default
hereunder, all such payments shall be made to the Mortgagee until the
Indebtedness hereby secured has been fully discharged, and (ii) concerning
amounts payable under any insurance with respect to the Ship involving any
damage to the Ship not constituting an actual or constructive or an agreed or
compromised total loss, the underwriters may pay direct for the repair, salvage
or other charges involved or, if the Shipowner shall have first fully repaired
the damage or paid all of the salvage or other charges, may pay the Shipowner as
reimbursement therefor; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if such amounts (including any
franchise or deductible) are in excess of One Million United States Dollars
($1,000,000), the underwriters shall make such payment to the Mortgagee. All
payments of insurance shall be made to the Mortgagee if an Event of Default
shall have occurred or any event which with the giving of notice or the lapse of
time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
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(d) All amounts paid to the Mortgagee in respect of any
insurances on the Ship shall be disposed of as follows:
(i) any amount which might have been paid at the time, in
accordance with the provisions of paragraph (c) above, directly to the
Shipowner or others as their interest may appear shall be paid by the
Mortgagee to, or as directed by, the Shipowner;
(ii) all amounts paid to the Mortgagee in respect of an Event
of Loss shall be paid in accordance with Section 3.3(d) of the
Collateral Agency Agreement;
(iii) so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and
be continuing, all other amounts paid to the Mortgagee in respect of
any insurance on the Ship shall be applied to the making of needed
repairs or other work on the Ship, or to the payment of other claims
incurred by the Shipowner relating to the Ship, or may be paid to the
Shipowner or whomsoever may be entitled thereto;
(iv) all remaining amounts paid to the Mortgagee in respect of
any insurance on the Ship may, in the Mortgagee's sole discretion, be
held and applied in accordance with the Collateral Agency Agreement;
(v) if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, any amounts shall be applied in accordance with Section 3.7
of the Collateral Agency Agreement.
(e) In the event that any claim or lien is asserted against
the Ship for loss, damage or expense which is covered by insurance required
hereunder and it is necessary for the Shipowner to obtain a bond or supply other
security to prevent arrest of the Ship or to release the Ship from arrest on
account of such claim or lien, the Mortgagee, on request of the Shipowner, may,
in the sole discretion of the Mortgagee, assign to any person, firm or
corporation executing a surety or guarantee bond or other Agreement to save or
release the Ship from such arrest, all right, title and interest of the
Mortgagee in and to said insurance covering said loss, damage or expense, as
collateral security to indemnify against liability under said bond or other
agreement.
(f) The Shipowner shall deliver to the Mortgagee certified
copies or originals on the date hereof and annually at the times the Officers'
Certificates are required to be delivered under the Indenture, of all
certificates of entry, cover notes, binders and evidences of insurance and
policies for the purpose of inspection or safekeeping. In addition, the
Shipowner will furnish the Mortgagee concurrently with the execution hereof and
thereafter at intervals of not more than twelve (12) calendar months, a detailed
report by independent marine insurance brokers, selected by the Mortgagor and
acceptable to the Mortgagee, describing in reasonable detail the insurance
pursuant to this Section 14 and stating that in the opinion of such brokers such
insurance complies in all material respects with the terms of this Section 14
and is common and customary for types of insurances and coverage generally
required by mortgagees from prudent owners and operators of ships similar to the
Ship and engaged in trades similar to the trades in which the Ship is engaged.
(g) The Shipowner agrees that it will not execute or permit or
willingly allow to be done any act by which any insurance may be suspended,
impaired or
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cancelled, and that it will not permit or allow the Ship to undertake any voyage
or run any risk or transport any cargo which may not be permitted by the
policies in force, without having previously insured the Ship by additional
coverage to extend to such voyages, risks or cargoes with insurance satisfactory
to the Mortgagee and the Shipowner agrees (without limiting the foregoing) that
it will not permit the Ship to enter or trade to any zone which is declared a
war zone by any government or by the War Risk Insurers for the Ship unless the
Mortgagee shall have first given its consent thereto in writing which Mortgagee
shall have full power to withhold) and there shall have been effected by the
Shipowner and at its expense such special insurance as the Mortgagee may
require.
(h) In case any underwriter proposes to pay less on any claim
than the amount thereof, the Shipowner shall forthwith inform the Mortgagee and
the Mortgagee shall have the right to negotiate and agree to any compromise.
(i) The Shipowner will comply with and satisfy all of the
provisions of any applicable law, convention, regulation, proclamation or order
concerning financial responsibility for liabilities imposed on the Shipowner or
the Ship with respect to pollution by any state or nation or political
subdivision thereof and will maintain all certificates or other evidence of
financial responsibility as may be required by any such law, convention,
regulation, proclamation or order with respect to the trade which the Ship is
from time to time engaged in and the cargo carried by it.
(j) All insurance required under this Deed and the Mortgage
shall be placed and kept with such insurance companies or other insurance
underwriters as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Mortgagee.
SECTION 15: REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES. (a) The Shipowner will
reimburse the Mortgagee promptly, with interest at the interest rate applicable
to the Notes per calendar month set forth in the Indenture for any and all
expenditures which the Mortgagee may from time to time make, lay out or expend
in providing such protection in respect of insurance, discharge or purchase of
liens, taxes, dues, assessments, governmental charges, fines and penalties
lawfully imposed, repairs, attorneys' fees, necessary translation fees for
documents made in a language other than English and other matters as the
Shipowner is obligated herein to provide, but fails to provide. Such obligation
of the Shipowner to reimburse the Mortgagee shall be an additional indebtedness
due from the Shipowner, secured by this Mortgage, and shall be payable by the
Shipowner on demand. The Mortgagee, though privileged to do so, shall be under
no obligation to the Shipowner to make any such expenditures, nor shall the
making thereof relieve the Shipowner of any default in that respect.
SECTION 16: PERFORMANCE OF CHARTER. The Shipowner will fully
perform, or cause to be performed, any and all charterparties and contracts of
affreightment which are, or may be, entered into with respect to the Ship.
SECTION 17: EVENT OF LOSS. (a) So long as no Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, in the event of an actual, constructive,
agreed or compromised total loss of the Ship, any adjustment or compromise of
such loss by the Shipowner will be at the highest amount reasonably obtainable,
and insurance or other payments for such loss shall be applied in accordance
with Section 3.3(d) of the Collateral Agency Agreement.
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(b) This Deed and the Mortgage shall extend to and constitute
a lien upon, and the Shipowner hereby grants the Mortgagee a security interest
in, all proceeds resulting from any of the events mentioned in subsection (a)
above as security for the Indebtedness hereby secured.
SECTION 18: FINANCING STATEMENTS. The Shipowner hereby
irrevocably authorizes the Mortgagee to file and record financing statements in
any jurisdiction where the same may be in force and to make any filings or
recordings under any legislation having similar effect for the purpose of
perfecting or continuing the perfection of the security interests granted by the
Shipowner to the Mortgagee herein and in the Mortgage without obtaining the
signature of the Shipowner thereto. The Shipowner hereby irrevocably authorizes
the Mortgagee to execute any such financing statement or similar document in the
name of the Shipowner.
SECTION 19: INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE. All of the covenants,
representations and agreements on the part of the Issuer as guaranteed by the
Shipowner and of the Shipowner, which are set forth in, and all of the rights,
powers and remedies of the Mortgagee which are provided for in, the Mortgage,
the Indenture, the Working Capital Facility Agreement, the Collateral Agency
Agreement, the other Security Agreements and the Notes, together with all other
provisions of the Indenture, the Working Capital Facility Agreement, the
Collateral Agency Agreement and the Notes, are incorporated herein by reference
with the same force and effect as though set forth at length in this Deed.
SECTION 20: REQUISITION OF TITLE. In the event that the title
or ownership of the Ship shall be requisitioned, purchased or taken by any
government of any country or any department, agency or representative thereof,
or any authority acting or purporting to act under color of government, pursuant
to any present or future law, proclamation, decree, order or otherwise, the lien
of this Mortgage shall be deemed to attach to the claim for compensation of the
Shipowner for its interest in the Ship from such government or department,
agency or representative, or from any other source, and the compensation,
purchase price, reimbursement or award for such requisition, purchase or other
taking of such title or ownership due the Shipowner from such government,
department, agency or representative or other source, is hereby declared payable
to the Mortgagee, who shall be entitled to receive the same, and shall apply the
same as provided in Section 3.3(d) of the Collateral Agency Agreement; and in
the event of any such requisition, purchase or taking, the Shipowner shall
promptly execute and deliver to the Mortgagee such documents, if any, and shall
promptly do and perform such acts, if any, as in the opinion of the Mortgagee
may be necessary or useful to facilitate or expedite the collection by the
Mortgagee of such compensation, purchase price, reimbursement or award.
ARTICLE II.
Events of Default and Remedies.
SECTION 1: EVENTS OF DEFAULT. In case any one or more of the
following events, herein termed "Events of Default", shall have occurred and be
continuing:
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(a) the statements in Sections 2 and 3 of Article I shall
prove to be untrue;
(b) a default shall have occurred in the due and punctual
observance and performance of any of the provisions of Sections 4, 5,
9, 10, 13, 14(a), 14(b), 14(c), 14(g), 14(i), 16, 17 and 20 of Article
I hereof;
(c) a default by the Shipowner in the observance or
performance of any agreement under this Deed or the Mortgage shall have
occurred and shall remain unremedied for twenty-one (21) days after
written notice thereof shall have been given to the Shipowner by the
Mortgagee; or
(d) an Event of Default under the Indenture, the Notes or the
Working Capital Facility Agreement;
then, and in each and every such case, the Mortgagee shall have the right to:
(1) Declare all the then unpaid Indebtedness hereby secured to
be due and payable immediately, and upon such declaration the same,
including interest to date of declaration, shall become and be
immediately due and payable;
(2) Exercise all of the rights and remedies in foreclosure and
otherwise given to mortgagees by the provisions of the laws of the
Commonwealth of the Bahamas or of any other jurisdiction where the Ship
may be found and exercise all of its rights and remedies as
attorney-in-fact or otherwise under this Deed and the Mortgage;
(3) Bring suit at law, in equity or in admiralty, as it may be
advised, to recover judgment for the Indebtedness hereby secured, and
collect the same out of any and all property of the Shipowner whether
covered by this Deed or the Mortgage or otherwise;
(4) Take and enter into possession of the Ship, at any time,
wherever the same may be, without legal process and without being
responsible for loss or damage, and the Shipowner or other person in
possession forthwith upon demand of the Mortgagee shall surrender to
the Mortgagee possession of the Ship and the Mortgagee may do all acts
necessary, without being responsible for loss or damage, including
hold, lay-up, lease, charter, operate or otherwise use such Ship for
such time and upon such terms as it may deem to be for its best
advantage, and demand, collect and retain all hire, freights, earnings,
issues, revenues, income, profits, return premiums, salvage awards or
recoveries, recoveries in general average, and all other sums due or to
become due in respect of such Ship or in respect of any insurance
thereon from any person whomsoever, accounting only for the net
profits, if any, arising from such use of the Ship and charging upon
all receipts from the use of the Ship or from the sale thereof by court
proceedings or pursuant to Subsection (5) next following, all costs,
expenses, charges, damages or losses by reason of such use; and if at
any time the Mortgagee shall avail itself of the right herein given it
to take the Ship, the Mortgagee shall have the right to dock the Ship
for a reasonable time at any dock, pier or other premises of the
Shipowner without charge, or to dock her at any other place at the cost
and expense of the Shipowner;
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(5) Take and enter into possession of the Ship, at any time,
wherever the same may be, without legal process, and if it seems
desirable to the Mortgagee and without being responsible for loss or
damage, sell such Ship, at any place and at such time as the Mortgagee
may specify and in such manner as the Mortgagee may deem advisable,
free from any claim by the Shipowner in admiralty, in equity, at law or
by statute, at public or private sale, by sealed bids or otherwise, by
mailing, by air or otherwise, notice of such sale, whether public or
private, addressed to the Shipowner at its last known address, fourteen
(14) days prior to the date fixed for entering into the contract of
sale and by first publishing notice of any such public sale for ten
(10) consecutive days, in a newspaper published in the City of New
York, State of New York or if the place of sale should not be in New
York City then by publication of a similar notice at or near the place
of sale; in the event that the Ship shall be offered for sale by
private sale, no newspaper publication of notice shall be required, nor
notice of adjournment of sale; sale may be held at such place and at
such time as the Mortgagee by notice may have specified, or may be
adjourned by the Mortgagee from time to time by announcement at the
time and place appointed for such sale or for such adjourned sale, and
without further notice or publication the Mortgagee may make any such
sale at the time and place to which the same shall be so adjourned; and
any sale may be conducted without bringing the Ship to the place
designated for such sale and in such manner as the Mortgagee may deem
to be for its best advantage, and the Mortgagee may become the
purchaser at any judicial sale.
(6) Take and receive all insurance proceeds to which it shall
become entitled by reason of the existence of an Event of Default and
any acceleration of the Notes or of any amounts owed under the Working
Capital Guarantee.
SECTION 2: SALE DIVESTS TITLE. Any sale of the Ship made in
pursuance of this Deed, whether under the power of sale hereby granted or any
judicial proceedings, shall operate to divest all right, title and interest of
any nature whatsoever of the Shipowner therein and thereto, and shall bar the
Shipowner, its successors and assigns, and all persons claiming by, through or
under them. No purchaser shall be bound to inquire whether notice has been
given, or whether any default has occurred, or as to the propriety of the sale,
or as to the application of the proceeds thereof. In case of any such sale, the
Mortgagee, if it is the purchaser, shall be entitled for the purpose of making
settlement or payment for the property purchased to use and apply the
Indebtedness hereby secured in order that there may be credited against the
amount remaining due and unpaid thereon the sums payable out of the net proceeds
of such sale to the Mortgagee after allowing for the costs and expense of sale
and other charges; and thereupon such purchaser shall be credited, on account of
such purchase price, with the net proceeds that shall have been so credited upon
the Indebtedness hereby secured. At any such judicial sale, the Mortgagee may
bid for and purchase such property , may credit against payment of the purchase
price thereof all sums due under the Notes or the Working Capital Guarantee and
upon compliance with the terms of sale may hold, retain and dispose of such
property without further accountability therefor.
SECTION 3: MORTGAGEE'S POWER OF ATTORNEY-SALES. The Mortgagee
is hereby appointed attorney-in-fact of the Shipowner, upon the happening of any
Event of Default, to execute and deliver to any purchaser aforesaid, and is
hereby vested with full power and authority to make, in the name and on behalf
of the Shipowner, a good conveyance of the title to the Ship so sold. In the
event of any sale of the Ship, under any
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power herein contained, the Shipowner will, if and when required by the
Mortgagee, execute such form of conveyance of the Ship as the Mortgagee may
direct or approve.
SECTION 4: MORTGAGEE'S POWER OF ATTORNEY--COLLECTION. The
Mortgagee is hereby appointed attorney-in-fact of the Shipowner upon the
happening of any Event of Default, in the name and on behalf of the Shipowner to
demand, collect, receive, compromise and sue for, so far as may be permitted by
law, all freights, hire, earnings, issues, revenues, income and profits of the
Ship and all amounts due from underwriters under any insurances thereon as
payment of losses or as return premiums or otherwise, salvage awards and
recoveries, recoveries in general average or otherwise, and all other sums due
or to become due at the time of the happening of any Event of Default in respect
of the Ship, or in respect of any insurances thereon, from any person
whomsoever, and to make, give and execute in the name of the Shipowner
acquittances, receipts, releases or other discharges for the same, whether under
seal or otherwise, and to endorse and accept in the name of the Shipowner all
checks, notes, drafts, warrants, agreements and other instruments in writing
with respect to the foregoing.
SECTION 5: MORTGAGEE POWER OF ATTORNEY--DISCHARGE OF LIENS.
The Shipowner authorizes and empowers the Mortgagee or its appointees or any of
them to appear in the name of the Shipowner, its successors and assigns, in any
court of any country or nation of the world where a suit is pending against the
Ship because of or on account of any alleged lien against the Ship from which
the Ship has not been released and to take such proceedings as to them or any of
them as may seem proper towards the defense of such suit and the purchase or
discharge of such lien, and all expenditures made or incurred by them or any of
them for the purpose of such defense or purchase or discharge shall be a debt
due from the Shipowner, its successors and assigns, to the Mortgagee, shall be
payable on demand and shall be secured by the lien of this Deed and the Mortgage
in like manner and extent as if the amount and description thereof were written
herein.
SECTION 6: DELIVERY OF VESSEL. Whenever any right to enter and
take possession of the Ship accrues to the Mortgagee, it may require the
Shipowner to deliver, and the Shipowner shall on demand, at its own cost and
expense, deliver to the Mortgagee the Ship as demanded. If the Mortgagee shall
be entitled to take any legal proceedings to enforce any right under this
Mortgage, the Mortgagee shall be entitled as a matter of right to the
appointment of a receiver of the Ship and of the freights, hire, earnings,
issues, revenues, income and profits due or to become due and arising from the
operation thereof.
SECTION 7: INDEMNIFICATION. The Shipowner covenants that upon
the happening of any one or more of the Events of Default, then, upon written
demand of the Mortgagee, the Shipowner will pay to the Mortgagee the whole
amount due and payable in respect of the Indebtedness hereby secured; and in
case the Shipowner shall fail to pay the same forthwith upon such demand, the
Mortgagee shall be entitled to recover judgment for the whole amount so due and
unpaid, together with such further amounts as shall be sufficient to cover the
reasonable compensation to the Mortgagee's agents, attorneys and counsel and any
necessary advances, expenses and liabilities made or incurred by it hereunder.
All moneys collected by the Mortgagee under this Section 7 shall be applied by
the Mortgagee in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.7 of the Collateral
Agency Agreement.
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SECTION 8: EVERY POWER CUMULATIVE. Each and every power and
remedy herein given to the Mortgagee shall be cumulative and shall be in
addition to every other power and remedy herein given or now or hereafter
existing at law, in equity, in admiralty or by statute, and each and every power
and remedy whether herein given or otherwise existing may be exercised from time
to time and as often and in such order as may be deemed expedient by the
Mortgagee, and the exercise or the beginning of the exercise of any power or
remedy shall not be construed to be a waiver of the right to exercise at the
same time or thereafter any other power or remedy. No delay or omission by the
Mortgagee in the exercise of any right or power or in the pursuance of any
remedy accruing upon any default as above defined shall impair any such right,
power or remedy or be construed to be a waiver of any such Event of Default or
to be an acquiescence therein; nor shall the acceptance by the Mortgagee of any
security or of any payment of or on account of the Indebtedness hereby secured
maturing after any Event of Default or of any payment on account of any past
default be construed to be a waiver of any right to take advantage of any future
Event of Default or of any past Event of Default not completely cured thereby.
No consent, waiver or approval of the Mortgagee shall be deemed to be effective
unless in writing and duly signed by authorized signatories of the Mortgagee.
SECTION 9: CURE OF DEFAULTS. Subject to the terms of the
Indenture, if at any time after an Event of Default and prior to the actual sale
of the Ship by the Mortgagee or prior to any enforcement or foreclosure
proceedings, the Shipowner offers completely to cure all Events of Default and
to pay all expenses, advances and damages to the Mortgagee consequent on such
Events of Default, with interest with respect to the Shipowner's obligations as
provided herein or in the Indenture or the Working Capital Facility Agreement as
set forth therein, then the Mortgagee may, but shall not be required to, accept
such offer and payment and restore the Shipowner to its former position, but
such action, if taken, shall not affect any subsequent Event of Default or
impair any rights consequent thereon.
SECTION 10: RESTORATION. In case the Mortgagee shall have
proceeded to enforce any right, power or remedy under this Mortgage by
foreclosure, entry or otherwise, and such proceedings shall have been
discontinued or abandoned for any reason or shall have been determined adversely
to the Mortgagee, then and in every such case the Shipowner and the Mortgagee
shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder with respect to
the property subject or intended to be subject to this Deed, and all rights,
remedies and powers of the Mortgagee shall continue as if no such proceedings
had been taken.
SECTION 11: DISTRIBUTION OF PROCEEDS. The proceeds of any sale
of the Ship and the net earnings of any charter operation or other use of the
Ship and any and all other moneys received by the Mortgagee pursuant to or under
the terms of this Mortgage or in any proceedings hereunder, the application of
which has not elsewhere herein been specifically provided for, shall be applied
in accordance with Section 6.10 of the Indenture and Section 3.3(d) of the
Collateral Agency Agreement.
SECTION 12: QUIET ENJOYMENT. Until one or more of the Events
of Default hereinabove described shall happen, the Shipowner (a) shall be
suffered and permitted to retain actual possession and use of the Ship and (b)
shall have the right, from time to time, in its discretion, and without
application to the Mortgagee subject to the terms of the Indenture, and without
obtaining a release thereof by the Mortgagee, to dispose of,
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free from the lien hereof, any boilers, engines, machinery, masts, spars, sails,
rigging, boats, anchors, chains, tackle, apparel, drills, furniture, fittings or
equipment or any other appurtenances of the Ship that are no longer useful,
necessary, profitable or advantageous in the operation of the Ship, first or
simultaneously replacing the same by new boilers, engines, machinery, masts,
spars, sails, rigging, boats, anchors, chains, tackle, drills, apparel,
furniture, fittings, equipment, or other appurtenances of substantially equal
value to the Shipowner, which shall forthwith become subject to the lien of this
Deed and the Mortgage as a preferred mortgage thereon.
SECTION 13: NO WAIVER OF PREFERRED STATUS. (a) If any
provision of this Deed or the Mortgage should be deemed invalid or shall be
deemed to affect adversely the preferred status of this Deed or the Mortgage
under any applicable law, such provision shall cease to be a part of this Deed
and the Mortgage without affecting the remaining provisions, which shall remain
in full force and effect.
(b) In the event that the Indenture, the Guarantee, the
Working Capital Facility Agreement, the Working Capital Guarantee, the
Collateral Agency Agreement, this Deed, the Mortgage or any of the documents or
instruments which may from time to time be delivered hereunder or thereunder or
any provision hereof or thereof shall be deemed invalidated by present or future
law of any nation or by decision of any court, or if any third party shall fail
or refuse to recognize any of the powers granted to the Mortgagee hereunder when
it is sought to exercise them, this shall not affect the validity and/or
enforceability of all or any other parts of the Indenture, the Guarantee, the
Working Capital Facility Agreement, the Working Capital Guarantee, the
Collateral Agency Agreement, this Deed, the Mortgage or such documents or
instruments and, in any such case, the Shipowner covenants and agrees that, on
demand, it will execute and deliver such other and further agreements and/or
documents and/or instruments and do such things as the Mortgagee in its sole
discretion may deem to be necessary to carry out the true intent of this Deed
and the Mortgage and of the obligations secured hereby.
(c) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, it is
intended that nothing herein shall waive the preferred status of this Deed or
the Mortgage and that, if any provision or portion thereof herein shall be
construed to waive the preferred status of this Deed or the Mortgage, then such
provision to such extent shall be void and of no effect.
SECTION 14: VENUE. In the event of any legal proceedings,
Section 7.12 of the Collateral Agency Agreement shall apply. Notwithstanding
Section 7.12 of the Collateral Agency Agreement, the Mortgagee is free to
initiate proceedings before any other court worldwide where the Ship may be
found, and the Shipowner hereby expressly and irrevocably consents to the
jurisdiction of any court in any jurisdiction whatsoever where the Ship may at
any time be located for the purpose of the foreclosure of this Mortgage, the
sale of the Shipowner's interest in the Ship or the enforcement of any other
remedy or right hereunder, and hereby expressly and irrevocably submits the
person of the Shipowner and its interests in the Vessel to the jurisdiction of
any such court in any such action or proceeding.
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ARTICLE III.
Sundry Provisions.
SECTION 1: BINDING ON SUCCESSORS. All of the covenants,
promises, stipulations and agreements of the Shipowner in this Deed and the
Mortgage contained shall bind the Shipowner and its successors and assigns and
shall inure to the benefit of the Mortgagee and its respective successors and
assigns. In the event of any assignment or transfer of this Deed or the Mortgage
to the extent permitted by the Indenture, the term "Mortgagee", as used in this
Deed, shall be deemed to mean any such assignee or transferee.
SECTION 2: EXERCISE BY AGENTS. Wherever and whenever herein
any right, power or authority is granted or given to the Mortgagee, such right,
power or authority may be exercised in all cases by the Mortgagee or such agent
or agents as it may appoint, and the act or acts of such agent or agents when
taken shall constitute the act of the Mortgagee hereunder.
SECTION 3: NOTICES. Any notice or other communication to be
given pursuant hereto shall be in the manner provided in the Indenture and
addressed as follows:
If to the Mortgagee, to
The First National Bank of Maryland, as
Collateral Agent, Trustee and Mortgagee
Corporate Trust Department
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telefax: 000-000-0000
Telex:
If to the Shipowner, to
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________
Telephone:
Telefax:
Telex:
or at such other address as either party may notify to the other in writing.
SECTION 4: TITLES AND SECTION HEADINGS. The titles and section
headings in this Mortgage are for convenience only and shall not affect the
construction hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Shipowner has caused this Deed on the
MV [NAME OF VESSEL] to be duly executed the day and year first above written.
THE FIRST SCHEDULE HEREINBEFORE REFERRED TO:
[Name of vessel]
_________________ registered at the Port of ______ under IMO
Number __________.
SIGNED, XXXXXX AND DELIVERED [NAME OF SHIPOWNER]
AS A DEED
by__________________________
the duly authorized ________
____________________________ By:_________________________
for and on behalf of _______ Name:
in the presence of _________ Title:
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED MARYLAND
AS A DEED
by__________________________
the duly authorized ________
____________________________ By:_________________________
for and on behalf of _______ Name:
in the presence of _________ Title:
