THE "ESSO BRUSSELS"

[1973] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 73

COURT OF APPEAL

Before Lord Justice Megaw, Lord Justice Cairns and Sir Gordon Willmer, sitting with Commodore R. L. Friendship, M.I.N. and Captain D. A. G. Dickens as Nautical Assessors.

Collision - Fog - Canal - Collision between anchored vessel and following vessel - Whether following vessel should have appreciated that vessel was anchoring ahead - Whether anchored vessel should have sounded attention signals - Alleged failure to properly use radar - Lower Scheldt Shipping Regulations, arts. 2 (3), 23 (2), 47, 48 (1) (4), 49.