Nautical Challenge Ltd v Evergreen Marine (UK) Ltd (The “Alexandra 1” and The “Ever Smart”) – QBD (Admlty Ct) (Sir Nigel Teare sitting as a Judge of the High Court, with Nautical Assessors) [2022] EWHC 206 (Admlty) – 8 February 2022

Admiralty – Collision action – Crossing rule – Narrow channel rule – Apportionment of liability

In the collision action between the claimant owner of the vessel Alexander 1, and the defendant owner of the vessel Ever Smart, the Admiralty Court, on 13 March 2017, apportioned liability: Ever Smart 80 per cent and Alexandra 1 20 per cent on the basis that the crossing rule did not apply to Alexandra 1 (see [2017] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 666).