THE "LOWLAND."

(1945) 79 Ll L Rep 602

ADMIRALTY DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Willmer, sitting with Captain A. S. Mackay and Captain T. L. Owen, Elder Brethren of Trinity House.

Collision - Swept channel - Vessel meeting convoy-Helm action-Signals-Duty to switch on lights-Seamanship-Collision soon after outbreak of war between H.M.S. Flamingo and steamship Lowland in North Sea-Flamingo (without lights) on starboard side of north-bound convoy navigating in eastward half of swept channel; Lowland, bound south, also navigating in eastern half, and aware that she was passing convoy on her starboard hand-Red of Lowland sighted by Flamingo fine on port bow-Starboarding by Flamingo-Lights not switched on nor helm signal sounded-Loom of Flamingo sighted by Lowland fine on starboard bow -Porting by Lowland-Impact between starboard bow of Lowland and stem of Flamingo - Duty of vessels in swept channel-Whether a "narrow channel" within Art. 25 of the Collision Regulations.