THE "MALACCA MARU."

(1938) 61 Ll.L.Rep. 293

JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OFTHE PRIVY COUNCIL.

Before Lord Wright, Lord Romer, Lord Porter, Sir Shadi Lal, and Sir George Rankin, sitting with Captain A. H. Ryley and Captain C. St. G. Glasson, Nautical Assessors.

Collision-Overtaking collision-Collision between German steamship Marienfels and Japanese steamship Malacca Maru in River Hooghly-Both vessels outward bound-Marienfels at speed of 1112 knots overtaking Malacca Maru at speed of 10 knots-Respective duties of vessels-Evidence that Marienfels was about half a length ahead of Malacca Maru when Malacca Maru by reason of tide began to gain; that Marienfels then ported, increasing her lateral distance from 400 ft. to 600 ft.; and that when vessels were abeam the Malacca Maru, owing to an eddy which prevailed at that point, sheered to port into the Marienfels-Whether Marienfels attempted to pass "at any of the turning points or bends of the river"-Collision Regulations, Arts. 24, 25-Rule 5 of Local Rules for Navigating River Hooghly.