THE "PENCARROW."

(1947) 81 Ll.L.Rep. 225

ADMIRALTY DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Pilcher, sitting with Captain W. E. Chaplin and Captain G. Curteis, Elder Brethren of Trinity House.

Collision - Snow showers - Look-out - Speed -Seamanship - Collision between steamships Lord Byron and Pencarrow in North Atlantic-Ships in same west-bound convoy, but out of position owing to heavy snow squalls-Ships sighted by each other some considerable time before collision, with Pencarrow on starboard quarter of Lord Byron and Lord Byron on port bow of Pencarrow - Signals exchanged, as a result of which it was arranged that Pencarrow should continue her convoy course of 180 deg. and that Lord Byron (on course of 220 deg.) should steer the convoy course and fall in behind Pencarrow - Engines of Lord Byron reduced to half speed - Heavy snow squalls causing ships to lose sight of each other-Masthead and green lights of Lord Byron subsequently seen by Pencarrow bearing about three points forward of her port beam and with Lord Byron angled about three points across her course - Starboarding by Pencarrow - Pencarrow not seen by Lord Byron until close to.