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R. A. Houghton v. Sunderland Marine Mutual Insurance Co. Ltd. (The Ny-Eeasteyr) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Mr. A. W. Hamilton Q.C. sitting as an additional judge of the Q.B.D.) - 2 October 1987
The Ny-Eeasteyr
, a wooden hull trawler of 61 tons grt and 79 feet in length, built in 1970, sank in December 1980 some 9 miles south of Worthing in almost perfect weather conditions. The two-man crew were rescued by helicopter unharmed.
The..
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10 October 1987
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207 - 10 October 1987
The President of India v. Diamentis Pateras (Hellas) Marine Enterprises Ltd. (The Nestor) - Q.D.B. (Com.Ct.) (Leggatt J.) - 21 September 1987
The disponent owners of the vessel Nestor
chartered her for the carriage of bulk wheat from South America to Madras. Clause 19(C) of the charterparty provided that at the discharging port time was to count from 24 hours after receipt of notice of..
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10 October 1987
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207 - 10 October 1987
United States of America v. Ultramar Shipping Co. Inc. and others (The Ultramar) - U.S. District Court (S.D.N.Y.) (Brieant Ch.J.) - 1 September 1987
Pursuant to a contract of affreightment dated 26 March 1987, the U.S. government consigned a cargo of bulk wheat from U.S. West Coast ports to Chittagong and Chalna in Bangladesh aboard the vessel Ultramar
. The contract provided that cargo was to..
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10 October 1987
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207 - 10 October 1987
Amerada Hess Shipping Corporation and United Carriers Inc. v. Argentine Republic (The Hercules) - U.S. Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit) (Feinberg C.J., Oakes and Kearse Ct.JJ.) - 11 September 1987
Amerada were the time-charterers, and United Carriers the owners of the oil tanker Hercules
. On 25 May 1982 the Hercules
embarked from the Virgin Islands, without cargo but fully fuelled, headed for Alaska. At that time, the Falklands War was in..
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10 October 1987
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207 - 10 October 1987
Winter and McDonald v. Weeks (The Gemini) - Supreme Court of South Australia (Millhouse J.) - 9 September 1987
The vessel Gemini
was a 58 foot, 58 grt. steel fishing vessel intended for professional tuna and shark fishing in local waters. The plaintiffs purchased the vessel for $210,000 in 1981. Thereafter, she was a financial disaster for them until she..
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24 October 1987
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208 - 24 October 1987
Ace Imports Pty. Ltd. v. Companhia de Navegacao Lloyd Brasileiro (The Esmeralda 1) - Supreme Ct. of New South Wales - (Yeldham J.) - 12 August 1987
A consignment of cartons of cutlery, posters and leaflets were shipped on board the vessel Esmeralda 1
from Rio Grande in Brazil to Sydney. The plaintiff cargo owner claimed damages from the carrier for lost goods due to pilferage. The carrier..
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24 October 1987
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208 - 24 October 1987
Kruger Inc. and another v. Naviera Lavinel C.A. (The Maria Elena) - Fed.Ct. (Trial Div.) (Dube J.) - 24 September 1987
The plaintiff cargo owners claimed damages from the defendant shipowners for alleged damage to a cargo of 717 reels of newsprint loaded on board the vessel Maria Elena
pursuant to bill of lading number 2 issued at Montreal on 12 December 1986 and..
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24 October 1987
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208 - 24 October 1987
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Shipowners entered into an agreement with shiprepairers whereby the repairers were to carry out certain repairs to the vessel including inter alia
the withdrawal of her tailshaft for survey.
Before the tailshaft could be drawn out of the stern..
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24 October 1987
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208 - 24 October 1987