NAUTICAL CHALLENGE LTD v EVERGREEN MARINE (UK) LTD (THE “ALEXANDRA 1” AND “EVER SMART”)
[2021] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 299
SUPREME COURT
Before Lord Lloyd-Jones,Lord Briggs,Lady Arden,Lord Hamblen,Lord Burrows,Sitting with Captain N Palmer,Commander N Hare
Collision – Crossing vessels – Liability – Collision between inbound and outbound vessels in pilot boarding area just outside narrow channel to Port of Jebel Ali – Whether crossing rules applied – Whether give-way vessel had to be on steady course for crossing rules to apply – International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972, rules 15, 16 and 17.