THE "ATHELCHIEF."

(1943) 77 Ll L Rep 166

ADMIRALTY DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Bucknill, sitting with Captain P. N. Layton and Captain C. St. G. Glasson, Elder Brethren of Trinity House.

Collision-Convoy-Fog-Reduction of speed -Courses-Collision between steamship Chancellor and motor vessel Athelchief in Atlantic Ocean-Chancellor second ship in third column from port to starboard; Athelchief second ship in sixth column- Order by commodore ship (ahead of Chancellor) to reduce speed not heard by Chancellor-Starboard helm action (with no immediate reduction of speed) taken by Chancellor when she found that she was drawing up on commodore ship-Contact between stern of Athelchief and starboard side of Chancellor at angle of about five points leading forward on Chancellor -Chancellor sunk-Duty of Athelchief- Whether she ported into the Chancellor.