Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter
Shell International Petroleum Co. Ltd. v. Gibbs (The Salem) (See LMLN 60 - 18 February 1982)
“Takings at sea” under marine insurance policy
The facts of this case were summarised in LMLN 60. Although all three members of the Court of Appeal held that Mustill J.
was wrong in holding that the turning off to Durban was a “taking at sea”, they each gave different reasons for their decision.