THE "BEN HANN."

(1943) 75 Ll L Rep 187

COURT OF SESSION.

Before Lord Patrick.

Collision - Convoy - Fog - Sounding of fog signals-Duty of vessel in convoy to comply with sailing instructions-Collision between steamship Coronda (in convoy) and motor vessel Ben Hann in Firth of Clyde-Vessels sailing without lights-Instructions regarding courses of vessels navigating Firth of Clyde-Ben Hann in a forbidden part of the channel and proceeding at eight knots-Coronda proceeding at seven and a half knots, no fog signals being sounded, in accordance with convoy orders-Vessels, on crossing courses, sighted by each other when about one and a half cables apart-Contact between stem of Ben Hann and starboard bow of Coronda.