THE "SAMURAI."

(1944) 78 Ll.L.Rep. 546

ADMIRALTY DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Pilcher, sitting with Captain W. R. Chaplin and Captain T. L. Owen, Elder Brethren of Trinity House.

Collision-Look-out-Helm action - Speeds - Collision between H.M. destroyer Winchelsea and steam trawler Samurai in North Channel, Firth of Clyde-Winchelsea on course of 144 deg.; Samurai on course of 321 deg.-Samurai navigating in water where she should expect to meet inward-bound vessels and consequently should keep a particularly good look-out-Green of Samurai sighted by Winchelsea at distance of two to three miles on port bow, eventually passing on to starboard bow- Red of Samurai opened on Winchelsea's starboard bow at distance of about one-quarter of a mile - Porting and hard-a-porting by Winchelsea, speed being increased -Winchelsea's lights first sighted by Samurai about half-a-mile away fine on starboard bow-Starboarding by Samurai -Astern action taken by Samurai when she realised that Winchelsea was crossing her bows - Impact between stem of Samurai and starboard side of Winchelsea.