Lloyd's Law Reports

Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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THE "ST. ROGNVALD."

(1944) 78 Ll.L.Rep. 449

COURT OF SESSION.

Before Lord Keith, sitting with a Nautical Assessor.

Collision - Overtaking - Duty of overtaking vessel - Onus of proof - Collision between. H.M. drifter Boy Andrew and steamship St. Rognvald in Firth of Forth - Both vessels eastward bound in swept channel, St. Rognvald overtaking Boy Andrew at lateral distance of about 100 ft. - Sudden starboarding by Boy Andrew across course of St. Rognvald - Impact between starboard side aft of Boy Andrew and stem of St. Rognvald - Boy Andrew sunk with all hands - Whether St. Rognvald attempted to pass Boy Andrew with insufficient clearance.

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