THE "MORAR."

(1941) 71 Ll.L.Rep. 24

ADMIRALTY DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Langton, sitting with Captain W. R. Chaplin and Captain W. E. Crumplin, Elder Brethren of Trinity House.

Collision - Overtaking - Look-out - Speeds-Collision between motor vessel Till and steamship Morar in North Sea-Till sunk-Vessels proceeding in convoy, though convoy not then finally formed-Pleading by each vessel that the other was the overtaking vessel- Statements by Morar not borne out by her evidence-Whether such a pleading should be condemned-Evidence of Morar that she was overtaking-Case made by Morar that the Till, going ahead of the Morar on her port side on a slightly converging course, suddenly starboarded across the bows of the Morar-Evidence of Till that the Morar was seen to be overtaking in a dangerous way on the starboard beam and that she (the Till) took steps to counteract any tendency to go to starboard -Contact between port bow of Morar and starboard side of Till- Agreement between Counsel (based upon surveyors' opinions) that vessels collided at angle of four points- Whether binding upon Court-Four-point angle unexplained.