Exclusions in the Institute Cargo Clauses and International Hull Clauses warrant the policy free of capture, seizure, etc. Seizure means ‘every act of taking forcible possession, either by lawful authority or by overpowering force’. None of these elements were present when Dominican Republic customs officials stole cars due for transshipment (Bayview Motors Ltd v. Mitsui Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd (2002), 1 Lloyd’s Rep 652).