Lloyd's Law Reports

Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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OWNERS OF BARGE "NORWHALE" v. MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (THE "NORWHALE")

[1975] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 610

QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION(ADMIRALTY COURT)

Before Mr. Justice Brandon

Limitation - Action in rem - Jurisdiction - Barge sank in harbour due to misuse of aircraft carrier - No collision involved - Writ issued against owners of carrier some 512 years after cause of action arose - Whether action statute barred - Whether words of statute included managerial as well as navigational faults - Maritime Conventions Act, 1911, ss. 1 (1), 8, 9 (4).

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