Lyric Shipping Inc. v. Intermetals Ltd. and another (The Al Taha) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Phillips J.) - 22 February 1990

“Reasonable deviation” - Whether negligent navigation in course of planned deviation renders deviation unreasonable

The vessel Al Taha had sailed from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to Izmir, Turkey. Three days later, she ran aground at Boston, Massachusetts due to the negligence of the docking pilot.