MITSUI & CO LTD AND OTHERS v BETEILIGUNGSGESELLSCHAFT LPG TANKERFLOTTE MBH & CO KG AND ANOTHER (THE "LONGCHAMP")

[2016] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 375

COURT OF APPEAL

Before Lord Justice Kitchin,Lord Justice Hamblen,Sir Lloyd

General average - Vessel seized by pirates in Gulf of Aden - Negotiations for payment of ransom - Whether expenses incurred by shipowner during period of negotiations allowable in general average - Whether cost of bunker consumption an “expense” - York-Antwerp Rules 1974, Rules A and F.