Thomas Stone Shipping Ltd v Admiralty

Subject Matter

SHIPPING — Collision — Hull of aircraft carrier (in tow) with steamship — Aircraft carrier alone to blame — Defective port side light — Whether bound to exhibit “not-under-command” lights — Defective planning in putting to sea in conditions indicated by falling barometer — Failure to broadcast warnings to shipping — Liability — Apportionment between shipbuilding contractors and towage subcontractors — Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (S.R. & O., 1910, No. 1113), arts. 4 and 29 — Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 60), s. 419 (1).