THE "GEO. W. McKNIGHT" AND THE "BRITISH INTEGRITY."

(1943) 77 Ll L Rep 282

ADMIRALTY DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Pilcher, sitting with Captain A. H. Ryley and Captain C. St. G. Glasson, Elder Brethren of Trinity House.

Collision-Double collision-Convoy-Crossing courses-Seamanship-Look-out - Steamship Meerkerk and motor vessel British Integrity in inward-bound convoy in Irish Channel-Meerkerk astern of British Integrity - Motor vessel Geo. W. McKnight in outward-bound convoy crossing course of inward-bound convoy from starboard to port at angle of about 60 deg. -Vessels sailing without lights-Lights switched on when sighted by each other about half-mile away-British Integrity sighted by Geo. W. McKnight on port bow -Porting (helm signal being sounded) by Geo. W. McKnight - Meerkerk then sighted by Geo. W. McKnight astern of British Integrity and on same course- Engines of Geo. W. McKnight stopped- Geo. W. McKnight sighted by British Integrity on starboard bow-Starboarding (helm signal being sounded) by British Integrity-Engines put dead slow-Porting by British Integrity immediately she heard port helm signal of Geo. W. McKnight-Starboarding by Meerkerk to follow British Integrity - Porting by Meerkerk and engines reversed when she realised collision between British Integrity and Geo. W. McKnight was imminent- Collision between starboard bow of British Integrity and starboard bow of Geo. W. McKnight, followed by collision between port quarter of Geo. W. McKnight and bow of Meerkerk-Collision Regulations, Art. 21.