--(1) The general rule is that service of a warrant of arrest or claim form in proceedings in rem against a ship, freight or cargo is to be effected by-
----(a) affixing the warrant or claim form for a short time on any mast of the ship or on the outside of any suitable part of the ship's superstructure; and
----(b) removing the warrant or claim form, leaving a copy of it affixed (in the case of the warrant) in its place or (in the case of the claim form) on a sheltered, conspicuous part of the ship.
--(2) However, service of a warrant of arrest or claim form in proceedings in rem against freight or cargo or both, if the cargo has been landed or transhipped, is to be effected-
----(a) by placing the warrant or claim form for a short time on the cargo and, on removing the warrant or claim form, leaving a copy of it on the cargo; or
----(b) if the cargo is in the custody of a person who will not permit access to it, by leaving a copy of the warrant or claim form with that person.
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