He doesn't need the ship, he has the cargo as collateral. The only thing he needs is a torpedo to sink the ship and he keeps the LL.
We can only hope, that the move with the IP was a flag to an entity with hostile intentions ( Samsung ? ), That if a bankruptcy is forced the IP goes to someone else.
Even so, if this were true there is nothing that shows this company is on the edge of success, just at the edge of desperation.
Jmo