THE "TREKIEVE."

(1942) 72 Ll L Rep 1

COURT OF APPEAL.

Before Lord Justice MacKinnon, Lord Justice du Parcq and Mr. Justice Lewis, sitting with Rear-Admiral K. D. W. Macpherson and Captain E. Clarke, Nautical Assessors.

Salvage - Appeal by salvors - Inadequacy of award - Principles to be applied by appellate Court- Services rendered by Dutch salvage tug Amsterdam to British steamship Trekieve off Holyhead- Trekieve seriously damaged and leaking badly- Vessel towed to harbour, tug standing by- Risk of bulkhead giving way- Vessel taken in tow again and beached - Risk to vessels from mines and submarines- Whether tug, as salvage vessel, entitled to award on high scale - Tug under charter to Ministry of War Transport at fixed rate of hire- Rescue from position of grave danger of sinking- Short and not very difficult service - Salved values: £500,000- Award by Bucknill, J., of £6500- Whether learned Judge erred in point of principle- Alleged misapprehension of facts- Amsterdam as professional salvor.