Dillon & Ors v. Charter Travel Co. Ltd. & Ors (The Mikhail Lermontov) - Supreme Court of N.S.W. (Adm.Div.) (Carruthers J.) - 20 November 1989

Passenger awarded damages following sinking of cruise liner

The plaintiff sought damages for loss of personal effects, personal injuries and loss of the benefit of a holiday cruise occasioned by the sinking of the vessel Mikhail Lermontov on 16 February 1986 off Cape Jackson, New Zealand. The plaintiff was a passenger on the vessel which was owned by the defendant. During the course of the trial the defendant formally admitted negligence and breach of contract.