Lloyd's Law Reports

Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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THE "HELENCREST."

(1947) 81 Ll.L.Rep. 345

ADMIRALTY DIVISION.

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

Collision - Starboard-hand rule - Swept channel-Look-out-Helm action-Speed -Collision in Downs between Admiralty trawler La Nantaise and steamship Helencrest -La Nantaise (towing small fishing coble) hound up swept channel; Helencrest bound down-Other vessels in vicinity also bound up - Porting by Helencrest in mistaken belief that vessels bound up (including La Nantaise) formed part of same flotilla-Continued porting by Helencrest after she realized that La Nantaise was pursuing an independent course - Speed maintained-Starboarding by La Nantaise-Impact between stem of Helencrest and port quarter of La Nantaise- La Nantaise sunk.

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