Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter
Seaboard Offshore Ltd v Secretary of State for Transport (The “Safe Carrier”) - House of Lords (Lord Keith, Lord Bridge, Lord Jauncey, Lord Browne-Wilkinson and Lord Nolan) - 23 March 1994
Whether shipowners guilty of offence of failing to take all reasonable steps to secure that ship was operated in a safe manner
Section 31(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1988 provides: