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 ofliability

Inthe 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 Alexandra1 20 per cent on the basis that the crossing rule did not apply to Alexandra1 (see [2017] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 666).