Unity Ship Group SA v Euroins Insurance JSC (The Happy Aras) [2026] EWHC 7 (Admlty) - King's Bench Division, Admiralty Court (Admiralty Registrar Master Richard Davison) - 12 January 2026

General average - Seaworthiness - Incompetence of master - Defective Passage Plan - Whether carrier exercised due diligence - York-Antwerp Rules - Hague Rules

Happy Aras was a bulk carrier, built in 1990 and at the relevant time registered in Belize. Its tonnage was 2,659 and it was accordingly not required to be equipped with a voyage data recorder, an obligation on vessels with tonnage of 3,000 or more.