THE "MARION"

[1984] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 1

HOUSE OF LORDS

Before Lord Diplock, Lord Scarman, Lord Roskill, Lord Brandon of Oakbrook and Lord Brightman

Admiralty practice - Limitation of liability - Vessel anchored off Hartlepool - Anchor fouled oil pipeline - Master not using up-to-date charts - Whether plaintiffs had established that incident occurred without their actual fault or privity - Whether plaintiffs entitled to limit their liability - Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, s. 503 - Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and Others) Act, 1958, s. 2 (1).