THE "SHANKLIN."

(1932) 43 Ll L Rep 153

ADMIRALTY DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Langton.

Collision between tug Irishman (towing barge Mary Offer) and paddle steamer Shanklin in Portsmouth Harbour-Tug proceeding up channel; Shanklin leaving landing stage-Onus of proof- Held, that the Shanklin had properly committed herself to leave the jetty before she became aware of the tug; that the Shanklin was put in difficulty of manoeuvre by a hopper in the vicinity and was unable to go astern, which would have been the usual manoeuvre in such circumstances; and that the collision was due to the tug erroneously anticipating that manoeuvre and failing to take off her way in time-Judgment for Shanklin.