THE "TAIWAN."

(1946) 80 Ll.L.Rep. 580

ADMIRALTY DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Willmer, sitting with Captain A. S. Mackay and Commodore R. L. F. Hubbard, Elder Brethren of Trinity House.

Collision - Crossing rule - Narrow channel rule - Look-out - Contributory negligence - Apportionment of blame - Collision between steamship British Hussar and motor vessel Taiwan in Suez Bay - British Hussar originally at anchor to westward of dredged channel leading to Suez Canal entrance - Outward-bound voyage continued, ship making her way across edge of dredged channel and thence direct between buoys marking southern entrance to channel - Taiwan originally at anchor to south-west of southern entrance to channel - Inward-bound voyage continued, ship being manoeuvred to pass between buoys marking southern entrance to channel - Ships first sighted by each other on crossing courses, with the British Hussar as the give-way ship - Duty of British Hussar directly she entered channel - Helm ported, taking her over to east side of channel - Ineffective astern action taken just before collision - Bad look-out on Taiwan - Engines put full speed ahead on direct course for entrance between buoys - Impact on east side of channel between stem of British Hussar and port side of Taiwan.