Semco Salvage & Marine Pte Ltd v Lancer Navigation Co Ltd (The “Nagasaki Spirit) - Court of Appeal (Staughton, Evans and Swinton Thomas LJJ) - 21 December 1995

Salvage award - Assessment of Special Compensation under 1989 Salvage Convention

On the evening of 19 September 1992 the crude oil tanker Nagasaki Spirit collided with the container ship Ocean Blessing in the northern part of the Malacca Straits. About 12,000 tonnes of Nagasaki Spirit ’s cargo were released into the sea and caught fire. Both ships caught fire. Only two members of Nagasaki Spirit survived. All the crew of Ocean Blessing lost their lives.