MITSUI & CO LTD AND OTHERS v BETEILIGUNGSGESELLSCHAFT LPG TANKERFLOTTE MBH & CO KG AND ANOTHER (THE “LONGCHAMP”)
[2018] 1 Lloyd's Rep 1
SUPREME COURT
Before Lord Neuberger,Lord Mance,Lord Clarke,Lord Sumption,Lord Hodge
General average – Vessel seized by pirates in Gulf of Aden – Negotiations for payment of ransom – Whether expenses incurred by shipowner during period of negotiations allowable in general average – York-Antwerp Rules 1974, Rule F.