THE "ANDANIA."

(1938) 61 Ll.L.Rep. 203

ADMIRALTY DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Bucknill, sitting with Captain P. N. Layton and Captain W. E. Crumplin, Elder Brethren of Trinity House.

Collision-Inevitable accident-Fog-Collision between steamships British Statesman and Andania in Long Reach, River Thames - British Statesman moored at wharf; Andania bound up- Plea by Andania that she was suddenly enveloped by fog and that she came into collision before she could bring up- Andania proceeding at high speed- Warning given by passing ship of dense fog ahead-Engines reduced to "slow" for half minute; stopped when in dense fog-Election then to turn to starboard, port engine being put at "slow ahead"-Look-out.