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The SELLER shall have no obligation and/or liabilities with respect to defects discovered after the expiration of the period of guarantee specified above.
The SELLER shall be liable to the BUYER for defects and damages caused by any of the defects specified in Paragraph 1 of this Article provided that such liability of the SELLER shall be limited to damage occasioned within the guarantee period specified in Paragraph 1 above. The SELLER shall not be obligated to repair, or to be liable for, damages to the VESSEL, or to any part of the equipment thereof, due to ordinary wear and tear or caused by the defects other than those specified in Paragraph 1 above, nor shall there be any SELLER's liability hereunder for defects in the VESSEL, or any part of the equipment thereof, caused by fire or accidents at sea or elsewhere, or mismanagement, accidents, negligence, or willful neglect, on the part of the BUYER, its employees or agents including the VESSEL's officers, crew and passengers, or any persons on or doing work on the VESSEL other than the SELLER, its employees, agents or sub-contractors. Likewise, the SELLER shall not be liable for defects in the VESSEL, or the equipment or any part thereof, due to repairs or replacement which were made by those other than the SELLER and/or their subcontractors at the discretion of the BUYER, as hereinabove, except in the event of a default by the SELLER of its obligation under Paragraph 3 of this Article. Should the cable, telex or facsimile advice of defects in guarantee period be noticed by the BUYER to the SELLER, notwithstanding the nature of such defects being in compliance with the Specifications described in Paragraph 1 of this Article as guarantee item or not, the SELLER shall take active measures to assist the BUYER to remedy the defects in the quickest way.
The guarantee contained as hereinabove in this Article replaces and excludes any other liability, guarantee, warranty and/or condition imposed or implied by the law, customary, statutory or otherwise, applying to the construction and sale of the VESSEL by the SELLER for and to the BUYER.
Neither the SELLER nor the SELLER shall, in any circumstances, be liable for any consequential loss or special loss, or expenses arising from any cause whatsoever including, without limitation, loss of time, loss of profit or earnings or demurrage directly from any commitments of the BUYER in connection with the VESSEL.