THE "GUDRUN M'RSK."

(1939) 63 Ll L Rep 297

ADMIRALTY DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Bucknill, sitting with Captain P. N. Layton and Captain W. E. Crumplin, Elder Brethren of Trinity House.

Collision-River-Starboard-hand rule- Collision between British steamship Umvuma and Danish motor vessel Gudrun M‘rsk in Gallions Reach, River Thames-Umvuma bound up; Gudrun M‘rsk bound down - Umvuma's case that the vessels were approaching in safety red to red when the Gudrun M‘rsk negligently altered her course to port-Gudrun M‘rsk's case that Umvuma rounded Tripcock Point and came up on her wrong side with her red light open on the starboard bow of the Gudrun M‘rsk, and that although the pilot of the Gudrun M‘rsk erroneously gave the order "hard-a-port," that order was immediately countermanded before any alteration to port took place-Place of collision-Speeds-Port of London River (Amendment) By-laws, 1934, Rule 4 (a).