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‘Wide gulf’ between crew incompetence and negligence: NorthStandard

Admiralty Court ruling in Happy Aras highlights need for owner due diligence

Seafarer incompetence can render a vessel unseaworthy, which can invalidate general average claims, the world’s second-largest protection and indemnity (P&I) club has argued.

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