Lloyd's Law Reports

Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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THE "PEARL."

(1948) 82 Ll.L.Rep. 15

ADMIRALTY DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Willmer, sitting with Captain W. E. Crumplin and Captain D. Dunn, Elder Brethren of Trinity House.

Collision-River-Starboard-hand rule- Look-out-Speed-Collision in River Ouse between lighter Lillian May (in tow of motor barge Maranne) and steamship Pearl-Lillian May bound up; Pearl bound down-Maranne navigating without towing and masthead lights-Porting by Maranne to avoid down-coming Pearl, which she believed would keep to the deep water channel on the north side - Starboarding by Pearl in order to pass port to port up-coming flotilla (which she at first erroneously thought included the Maranne and her tow) - Confused signals-Evidence as to visibility- Maranne and Lillian May in same ownership.

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