Sedco Inc. v. P & O Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. (The Strathewe) - U.S. Ct. of Appeals (2nd Circuit) - 25 August 1986

Cargo loss after vessel requisitioned by British Government for Falklands War - Whether “restraint of princes” - Whether unreasonable deviation

The vessel Strathewe , owned by the P & O Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. was requisitioned by the British Government in June 1982. The government informed P & O: