R. G. MAYOR (T/A GRANVILLE COACHES) v. P & O FERRIES LTD. AND OTHERS (THE “LION”)

[1990] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 144

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION(COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr. Justice Hobhouse

Carriage by sea - Limitation of liability - Plaintiffs’ coach driven on to defendants’ ferry - Coach not secured - Vessel took violent roll to starboard and coach damaged - Whether defendants’ entitled to limit liability - Whether defendants’ had complied with requirements of statutory instrument - Merchant Shipping Act 1979 - International Convention on the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage, Athens 1974.