THE "TIOGA."

(1944) 78 Ll.L.Rep. 427

COURT OF APPEAL.

Before Lord Justice Scott, Lord Justice du Parcq and Mr. Justice Stable, sitting with Rear-Admiral H. D. Hamilton and Captain W. P. Townshend, Nautical Assessors.

Collision-Single ship meeting convoy-Swept channel-Collision between steamships Pundit and Tioga in North Sea-Pundit in port column of south-bound convoy; Tioga bound north-Pundit sailing without lights; Tioga showing dimmed lights- Convoy required to make substantial alteration of course to starboard at buoy- Duty of Pundit to keep to her own side of swept channel-Commodore ship Harlaw (ahead of Pundit) passed by Tioga green to green-Harlaw in wrong water-Tioga warned by Harlaw of presence of convoy ahead-Starboarding by Tioga, lights being switched on to full brilliancy- Dimmed lights of Pundit switched on when she saw Tioga's lights ahead-Green of Pundit sighted fine on Tioga's port bow- Hard-a-starboarding by Tioga-Impact between stem of Pundit and port side of Tioga-Tioga sunk.