Lloyd's Law Reports

Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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THE "KAAPAREN."

(1944) 78 Ll.L.Rep. 283

ADMIRALTY DIVISION.

Before Lord Merriman (President), sitting with Captain C. St. George Glasson and Captain T. L. Owen, Elder Brethren of Trinity House.

Collision - Convoy - Look-out - Courses - Collision between steamship Explorer and motor vessel Kaaparen in North Atlantic Ocean-Vessel's in same column of convoy, with Explorer immediately astern of Kaaparen-Explorer's case that, having drawn out to starboard because of erratic station-keeping of Kaaparen, the Kaaparen sheered to starboard into the Explorer - Kaaparen's case that the Explorer, having got out to starboard, suddenly ported across the course of the Kaaparen-Dispute as to distance at which vessels began to close in.

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