THE "TONGARIRO."

(1945) 79 Ll.L.Rep. 22

ADMIRALTY DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Bucknill, sitting with Captain T. L. Owen and Captain C. St. George Glasson, Elder Brethren of Trinity House.

Collision-Convoy-Fog-Duty to keep station -Collision between steamships Socony and Tongariro in Atlantic Ocean - Ships in second column from port of eastbound convoy, Tongariro being astern of Socony -Both ships streaming fog buoys-Port helm action taken by Socony to avoid running into ship ahead which had begun to drop back-Slight port helm action taken by Tongariro to keep in touch with Socony's fog buoy-Slight reduction in speed by Tongariro - Disappearance of Socony's fog buoy on Tongariro's port bow -Resumption by Tongariro of convoy course and speed-Starboarding by Socony to get back on to her convoy course-Sudden reappearance of Socony on Tongariro's port bow, heading across her course- Hard-a-porting by Socony; hard-a-starboarding and shortly afterwards full astern action by Tongariro-Impact between stem of Tongariro and starboard quarter of Socony - Socony sunk - Whether Tongariro should have taken earlier astern action.