GEMINI NAVIGATION INC. v. PHILIPP BROTHERS DIVISION OF MINERALS & CHEMICALS PHILIPP CORPORATION AND ROYAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. (THE "IONIC BAY")1

[1975] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 287

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS SECOND CIRCUIT

Before Circuit Judge Waterman,Circuit Judge Friendly andCircuit Judge Mulligan

United States-Bill of lading-General average -Cargo of steel ingots shifting during voyage -Restowage of cargo necessary-Whether shifting due to improper stowage at port of loading or caused by rough weather-Bill of lading governed by U.S. Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1936 (46 U.S. Code s. 1300 et seq.) -York-Antwerp Rules 1950 and "New Jason" clause incorporated-Whether shipowners entitled to general average contribution in respect of expenses of restowage - U.S. Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1936, s. 4 (2) (46 U.S. Code s. 1304 (2)).