THE "ALCOA RAMBLER."

(1948) 82 Ll.L.Rep. 359

JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OFTHE PRIVY COUNCIL.

Before Viscount Simon, Lord Wright, Lord Roche, Lord Porter and Lord du Parcq, with Captain W. E. Crumplin and Captain D. Dunn (Nautical Assessors).

Collision - Crossing vessels - Respective duties - Seamanship - Collision in Bedford Basin, Halifax (N.S.), between steamships Norefjord and Alcoa Rambler in daylight-Norefjord proceeding in an easterly direction across fairway, but, by use of constant port helm, in fact maintaining a curved course-Alcoa Rambler outward bound down fairway on a S.S.E. course- Basin congested with other shipping, requiring numerous changes of helm- Ships sighted by each other at a distance of about 1800 ft.-Alcoa Rambler loaded with explosives and being escorted by naval launch, as required by local regulations - Both Alcoa Rambler and escort carrying warning flags-Evidence that regulations, which applied to inward-bound vessels, and which required other vessels to keep clear of ships carrying explosives, were in practice applied to outward-bound vessels - Crossing courses - Meaning of "course" - Whether course of Norefjord should have been so apparent to Alcoa Rambler as to make it incumbent upon her (Alcoa Rambler) to give way-Tests to be applied - Collision Regulations, Arts. 19, 21, 27.