THE "PEMBROKESHIRE."

(1936) 55 Ll.L.Rep. 77

ADMIRALTY DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Langton, sitting with Captain H. C. Birnie and Captain W. E. Crumplin, Elder Brethren of Trinity House.

Negligent navigation-"Putting by"- Damage to plaintiffs' steamship Otterpool by grounding in Barking Reach, River Thames-Otterpool bound up river; defendants' steamship Pembrokeshire also bound up river ahead of Otterpool-Flood tide-Grounding of Pembrokeshire on north shore-Allegation by Otterpool that Pembrokeshire failed to give the prescribed signals indicating that she was aground; and that owing to the presence of a dredger moored opposite the place of the Pembrokeshire's grounding the Otterpool was obliged to turn with her head to the north, to take the ground and to swing round and go up river stern first in order safely to pass between the dredger and the Pembrokeshire-Claim by Otterpool against Pembrokeshire for damage sustained in so grounding- Contention by Pembrokeshire that she gave the prescribed warnings; alternatively, that if she was negligent in failing to give proper warning, that negligence was not the cause of the damage complained of-Dispute as to width of channel available for Otterpool and as to relative positions of Pembrokeshire and dredger-Port of London River By-laws, 1914-1934, Rules 16, 25.