THE "YEARBY."

(1943) 77 Ll L Rep 64

ADMIRALTY DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Bucknill, sitting with Captain W. R. Chaplin, Elder Brother of Trinity House.

Collision-River-Entering dock-Collision in daylight between motor vessel Shirrabank and steamship Yearby in River Mersey- Shirrabank manoeuvring to enter Brunswick Dock-Yearby, having turned in river after leaving Herculaneum Dock, bound down river on a course taking her inside Shirrabank-Impact between starboard bow of Shirrabank and port side of Yearby-Whether Shirrabank should have reversed her engines when she saw the Yearby approaching - Alleged duty to signal helm action taken in approaching dock-Whether overtaking rule applied.