THE "POLO."

(1939) 64 Ll L Rep 325

ADMIRALTY DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Langton, sitting with Captain H. C. Birnie and Captain C. St. G. Glasson, Elder Brethren of Trinity House.

Collision - Narrow channel - Collision between Greek steamship Chelatros and British steamship Polo in the Bosporus-Chelatros bound down from Black Sea; Polo bound up-Local navigation rule that all vessels "must, if it is possible, and can be done without danger," navigate on their own port side and pass starboard to starboard-Polo navigating on her proper side of mid-channel-Red light of Chelatros open fine on port bow of Polo-Starboard, then hard-a-starboard helm action taken by Polo with view to passing port to port-Port helm action taken in meantime by Chelatros - Signals exchanged - Contact between port bow of Polo and starboard bow of Chelatros.