Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter
The "Tian E Zuo" – Singapore High Ct (Belinda Ang Saw Ean J) [2018] SGHC 93 – 20 April 2018
Admiralty – Collision action – Plaintiffs' and defendant's vessels involved in related collisions with anchored vessel off Singapore – Collisions would not have occurred but for prior negligence of defendant's vessel in dragging anchor – Whether "but for" test appropriate – Whether "agony of the moment" defence available to plaintiffs' vessel – Whether defendant's vessel "at anchor" notwithstanding that she was being involuntary towed – Apportionment of liability
This
action arose out of two related collisions on 12 June 2014 at the Western Petroleum B Anchorage at Singapore
involving the anchored vessel
Stena
Provence
. The other vessels involved were the plaintiffs’ vessel,
Arctic Bridge, and the defendant’s vessel,
Tian E Zuo.