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Attorney General of the Republic of Ghana v Texaco Overseas Tankships Ltd (The “Texaco Melbourne”) - House of Lords (Lord Keith, Lord Griffiths, Lord Goff, Lord Lowry and Lord Browne-Wilkinson) - 10 February 1994
On 16 November 1982 14,010 tonnes of fuel oil was shipped on board the vessel Texaco Melbourne
at Tema in Ghana for carriage to Takoradi, also in Ghana. The fuel oil never reached Takoradi for reasons which were not attributable to any misconduct..
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19 February 1994
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373 - 19 February 1994
Marc Rich & Co AG v Bishop Rock Marine Co Ltd (The “Nicholas H”) - Court of Appeal (Balcombe, Mann and Saville LJJ) - 3 February 1994
The vessel Nicholas H
was on a laden voyage from South America to Italy when she was found to have cracks in her hull. She anchored off San Juan, Puerto Rico. Arrangements were made for her classification society, Nippon Kaiji Kyokai..
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19 February 1994
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373 - 19 February 1994
The Ship “Cisco” v Redpath Industries Ltd - Federal Court of Canada (Desjardins, Decary and Letourneau JJA) - 20 December 1993
The plaintiff sought to recover from the defendant shipowners damages for the loss of a portion of a cargo of raw bulk sugar shipped from Guyana to Toronto aboard the defendant’s vessel Cisco
.
5444.56 metric tons of raw sugar were loaded in..
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19 February 1994
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373 - 19 February 1994
Marine Recreational Opportunities Inc v Berman - US Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit) (Lumbard, Van Graafeiland and Winter Ct JJ) - 31 January 1994
In 1991 Marine Recreational Opportunities Inc (“MRO”) purchased a pleasure craft, a 1987 Cruisers Inc 286 Rogue Sport, at a public auction. On 31 May 1991 MRO sold the vessel to Zachary Berman for $41,000. Title and possession of the..
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19 February 1994
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373 - 19 February 1994