The Tojo Maru (No 2)

Ships

Tojo Maru

Additional names

Tojo Maru (Owners) v NV Bureau Wijsmuller

Subject Matter

ADMIRALTY — Salvage — Award — Negligence of salvors — Damage to vessel exceeding salvors' proper remuneration — Whether owners of salved vessel entitled to counterclaim for damages — Whether salvors entitled to limit liability — Whether diver's negligence in water act of person “on board” the ship — Whether act in “management of the ship” — Whether set-off between claim for salvage and counterclaim for damages — Whether whole of salvage claim to be set off — Merchant Shipping Act 1894, s 503 (1) (as amended by the Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and Others) Act, 1958, s 2 (1))

[1972] AC 242; [1971] 2 WLR 970; [1971] 1 All ER 1110; [1971] 1 Lloyd's Rep 341, HL(E)

ADMIRALTY — Salvage — Award — “No cure — No pay” principle — Basis of salvage reward — Salvors' liability for negligence

[1970] P 21; [1969] 2 WLR 594; [1969] 2 All ER 155; [1969] 1 Lloyd's Rep 133, PDA

[1970] P 21; [1969] 3 WLR 902; [1969] 3 All ER 1179; [1969] 2 Lloyd's Rep 193, CA

PRACTICE — Set-off — Counterclaim — Salvage award — Counterclaim for damages — Whether operating by way of set-off — Whether set-off before right to limit arises

[1970] P 21; [1969] 2 WLR 594; [1969] 2 All ER 155; [1969] 1 Lloyd's Rep 133, PDA

[1970] P 21; [1969] 3 WLR 902; [1969] 3 All ER 1179; [1969] 2 Lloyd's Rep 193, CA

SHIPPING — Limitation of liability — Salvage — Negligence of salvor's diver — Whether act of “person on board the ship” — Whether act in the “management of the ship” — Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, s 503 (1) — Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and Others) Act, 1958, s 2 (1)

[1970] P 21; [1969] 2 WLR 594; [1969] 2 All ER 155; [1969] 1 Lloyd's Rep 133, PDA

[1970] P 21; [1969] 3 WLR 902; [1969] 3 All ER 1179; [1969] 2 Lloyd's Rep 193, CA

[1972] AC 242; [1971] 2 WLR 970; [1971] 1 All ER 1110; [1971] 1 Lloyd's Rep 341, HL(E)

Appellate History

The Tojo Maru (No 2) [1970] P 21; [1969] 2 WLR 594; [1969] 2 All ER 155; [1969] 1 Lloyd's Rep 133, PDA

Decision of Willmer LJ reversed

The Tojo Maru (No 2) [1970] P 21; [1969] 3 WLR 902; [1969] 3 All ER 1179; [1969] 2 Lloyd's Rep 193, CA

The Tojo Maru (No 2) [1970] P 21; [1969] 3 WLR 902; [1969] 3 All ER 1179; [1969] 2 Lloyd's Rep 193, CA

Decision of the Court of Appeal reversed

The Tojo Maru (No 2) [1972] AC 242; [1971] 2 WLR 970; [1971] 1 All ER 1110; [1971] 1 Lloyd's Rep 341, HL(E)

Words & Phrases

"Management of the ship" — Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, s 503 (1) (as amended)

"Person … on board the ship" — Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, s 503 (1) (as amended)

Cases Considered

Cases considered in: The Tojo Maru (No 2) [1972] AC 242; [1971] 2 WLR 970; [1971] 1 All ER 1110; [1971] 1 Lloyd's Rep 341, HL(E)

Dwina, The [1892] P 58, PDA Considered

Yan-Yean, The 8 PD 147, PDA Considered

C S Butler, The (1874) LR 4 A & E 178 Considered

The Thetis LR 2 AE 365, Admiralty Considered

Atlas, The (1862) Lush 518 Considered

Perla, The (1857) Swab 230 Considered

Cape Packet, The (1848) 3 WmRob 122 Considered


Cases considered in: The Tojo Maru (No 2) [1970] P 21; [1969] 3 WLR 902; [1969] 3 All ER 1179; [1969] 2 Lloyd's Rep 193, CA

Anonity, The [1961] 1 Lloyd's Rep 203 Distinguished

Alenquer, The [1955] 1 WLR 263, PDA Distinguished

Teal, The (1949) 82 LlLR 414 Distinguished

Athelvictor, The [1946] P 42, PDA Distinguished

Dwina, The [1892] P 58, PDA Applied

Yan-Yean, The 8 PD 147, PDA Applied

C S Butler, The (1874) LR 4 A & E 178 Distinguished

The Thetis LR 2 AE 365, Admiralty Distinguished

Atlas, The (1862) Lush 518 Applied

Perla, The (1857) Swab 230 Applied

Cape Packet, The (1848) 3 WmRob 122 Applied


Cases considered in: The Tojo Maru (No 2) [1970] P 21; [1969] 2 WLR 594; [1969] 2 All ER 155; [1969] 1 Lloyd's Rep 133, PDA

Anonity, The [1961] 1 Lloyd's Rep 203 Considered

Moore v Metcalf Motor Coasters Ltd [1958] 2 Lloyd's Rep 179, 189 Dictum of Ashworth J applied; [1958] 2 Lloyd's Rep 179, 189

Hanak v Green [1958] 2 QB 9; [1958] 2 WLR 755; [1958] 2 All ER 141, CA Considered

Athelvictor, The [1946] P 42, PDA Considered

Sydney, The [1916] P 300, PDA Distinguished

R v Lynch and Jones [1898] 1 QB 61, Crown Cases Reserved Distinguished

Dwina, The [1892] P 58, PDA Considered

Ettrick, The 6 PD 127, CA Considered

C S Butler, The (1874) LR 4 A & E 178 Considered

Chieftain, The (1863) Br & Lush 104 Distinguished

Cases Cited

Cases cited in: The Tojo Maru (No 2) [1970] P 21; [1969] 2 WLR 594; [1969] 2 All ER 155; [1969] 1 Lloyd's Rep 133, PDA

Alenquer, The [1955] 1 WLR 263, PDA

Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd v Admiralty Comrs, The Delphinula [1947] KB 794, CA

Anonity, The [1961] 1 Lloyd's Rep 203

Athelvictor, The [1946] P 42, PDA

Atlas, The (1862) Lush. 518.

Bankes v Jarvis [1903] 1 KB 549, DC

Basten v. Butter (1806) 7 East 479.

Cape Packet, The (1848) 3 Wm.Rob. 122.

Charles Adolphe, The (1856) Swab. 153.

Chieftain, The (1863) Brown. & Lush. 104.

Duke of Manchester, The (1847) 6 Moo.P.C.C. 90, P.C.

Dwina, The [1892] P 58, PDA

Ettrick, The 6 PD 127, CA

Gale v. Laurie (1826) 5 B. & C. 156; 7 D. & R. 711.

Gosse Millerd Ltd v Canadian Government Merchant Marine Ltd [1928] 1 KB 717, CA

Goulandris Brothers Ltd v B Goldman & Sons Ltd [1957] 3 WLR 596, QBD

Hale v Victoria Plumbing Co Ltd [1966] 2 QB 746; [1966] 3 WLR 47; [1966] 2 All ER 672, CA

Hanak v. Green [1958] 2 Q.B. 9; [1958] 2 W.L.R. 755; [1958] 2 All E.R. 141, C.A.

Magdalen, The (1861) 31 L.J.Adm. 22.

Mondel v. Steel (1841) 8 M. & W. 858.

Moore v. Metcalf Motor Coasters Ltd. [1958] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 179.

Morgan & Son Ltd v Martin Johnson & Co Ltd [1949] 1 KB 107, CA

Owners Of The Steamship Susan v Luckenbach v Admiralty Commissioners The Susan v Luckenbach [1951] P 197, CA

Perla, The (1857) Swab. 230.

R v Lynch and Jones [1898] 1 QB 61, Crown Cases Reserved

Stonedale No 1, The [1955] 3 WLR 203, HL

Stoomvaart Maatschappy Nederland v P & O Steam Navigation Co (The Khedive) 7 App Cas 795, HL

Sydney, The [1916] P 300, PDA

Teal, The (1949) 82 Ll.L.R. 414.

The Beaverford (Owners) v The Kafiristan (Owners) [1938] AC 136, HL

The Bernina (No 2) 12 PD 36, PDA

The C S Butler (6672) LR 4 AE 178, Admiralty

The Government of Newfoundland v The Newfoundland Railway Co Plaintiffs 13 App Cas 199, PC

The Owners Of The Glengyle, Her Cargo and Freight v The Neptune Salvage Co Ltd, , Owners Of The Hermes and Newa [1898] AC 519, HL

The Vigilant [1921] P 312, Admiralty

Wahlberg v. Young (1876) 45 L.J.Q.B. 783.

Yan-Yean, The 8 PD 147, PDA

Young v Merchants’ Marine Insurance Co Ltd [1932] 2 KB 705, CA

Young v. Kitchin (1878) 3 Ex.D. 127.


Cases cited in: The Tojo Maru (No 2) [1970] P 21; [1969] 3 WLR 902; [1969] 3 All ER 1179; [1969] 2 Lloyd's Rep 193, CA

Albion, The (1861) Lush. 282.

Alderslade v Hendon Laundry Ltd [1945] KB 189, CA

Alenquer, The [1955] 1 WLR 263, PDA

Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd v Admiralty Comrs, The Delphinula [1947] KB 794, CA

Anonity, The [1961] 1 Lloyd's Rep 203

Athelvictor, The [1946] P 42, PDA

Atlantic Shipping and Trading Co. Ltd. v. Louis Dreyfus & Co. [1922] 2 A.C. 251, H.L.(E.).

Atlas, The (1862) Lush. 518.

Bankes v Jarvis [1903] 1 KB 549, DC

Basten v. Butter (1806) 7 East 479.

Burrell v. Simpson & Co. (1877) 4 R. (Ct. of Sess.) 177.

Calypso, The (1828) 2 Hag.Adm. 209.

Cape Packet, The (1848) 3 Wm.Rob. 122.

Cayzer, Irvine & Co v Carron Co (The Margaret) 9 App Cas 873, HL

Chapman v Royal Netherlands Steam Navigation Co 4 PD 157, CA

Charles Adolphe, The (1856) Swab. 153.

Dakin (H) & Co Ltd v Lee [1916] 1 KB 566, CA

Davis v Hedges LR 6 QB 687, QBD

Dingle v Coppen [1899] 1 Ch 726, Ch D

Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] UKHL 100; [1932] AC 562; 48 TLR 494; 1932 SLT 317; 1932 SC (HL) 31; [1932] WN 139, HL(Sc)

Duke of Manchester, The (1847) 6 Moo.P.C.C. 90, P.C.

Dwina, The [1892] P 58, PDA

Ettrick, The 6 PD 127, CA

Falcke v Scottish Imperial Insurance Co 34 ChD 234, CA

Five Steel Barges 15 PD 142, PDA

Fusilier, The (1865) Brown. & Lush. 341, P.C.

Gale v. Laurie (1826) 5 B. & C. 156.

Gee v. Liddell (No. 2) (1866) 35 Beav. 629.

Gosse Millerd Ltd v Canadian Government Merchant Marine Ltd [1928] 1 KB 717, CA

Green v. Farmer (1768) 4 Burr. 2214.

Hale v Victoria Plumbing Co Ltd [1966] 2 QB 746; [1966] 3 WLR 47; [1966] 2 All ER 672, CA

Hanak v. Green [1958] 2 Q.B. 9; [1958] 2 W.L.R. 755; [1958] 2 All E.R. 141, C.A.

In Re Whitehouse & Co 9 ChD 595, Ch D

Lockwoods, The (1845) 9 Jur. 1017.

Magdalen, The (1861) 31 L.J.P.M. & A. 22.

Mondel v. Steel (1841) 8 M. & W. 858.

Moore v. Metcalf Motor Coasters Ltd. [1958] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 179.

Morgan & Son Ltd v Martin Johnson & Co Ltd [1949] 1 KB 107, CA

Owners Of SS Melanie v Owners Of SS San Onofre (No 2) [1925] AC 246, HL

Owners Of The Steamship Susan v Luckenbach v Admiralty Commissioners The Susan v Luckenbach [1951] P 197, CA

Perla, The (1857) Swab. 230.

Queenforth, The (1923) 17 Ll.L.R. 204.

Raikes, The (1824) 1 Hag.Adm. 246.

Rawley v Rawley 1 QBD 460, CA

Sandefjord, The [1953] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 557.

Silver Bullion, The (1854) 2 Ecc. & Ad. 70.

Stonedale No 1, The [1955] 3 WLR 203, HL

Stoomvaart Maatschappy Nederland v P & O Steam Navigation Co (The Khedive) 7 App Cas 795, HL

Suisse Atlantique Société d’Armement Maritime SA v NV Rotterdamsche Kolen Centrale (The Silvretta) [1967] 1 AC 361; [1966] 2 WLR 944; [1966] 2 All ER 61; [1966] 1 Lloyd's Rep 529, HL(E)

Sweet v Parsley [1970] AC 132; [1969] 2 WLR 470; [1969] 1 All ER 347; 53 Cr App R 221, HL(E)

Tantalus (Master And Crew) v Telemachus, Her Cargo And Freight (Owners) The Telemachus [1957] 2 WLR 200, PDA

Teal, The (1949) 82 Ll.L.R. 414.

Teh Hu, The [1969] 3 All E.R. 1135.

The Auguste Legembre [1902] P 123, PDA

The Beaverford (Owners) v The Kafiristan (Owners) [1938] AC 136, HL

The Bernina (No 2) 12 PD 36, PDA

The C S Butler (6672) LR 4 AE 178, Admiralty

The City Of Chester 9 PD 182, CA

The Gaetano and Maria 7 PD 137, CA

The Government of Newfoundland v The Newfoundland Railway Co Plaintiffs 13 App Cas 199, PC

The Hestia [1895] P 193, PDA

The Liverpool (No 2) [1963] P 64; [1960] 2 WLR 541; [1960] 1 All ER 465, PDA

The Marie 7 PD 203, PDA

The Owners Of The Glengyle, Her Cargo and Freight v The Neptune Salvage Co Ltd, , Owners Of The Hermes and Newa [1898] AC 519, HL

The Vigilant [1921] P 312, Admiralty

Thetis, The (1869) L.R. 2 A. & E. 365.

Wahlberg v. Young (1876) 45 L.J.C.P. 783.

Waterloo, The (1820) 2 Dods. 433.

Yan-Yean, The 8 PD 147, PDA

Young v Merchants’ Marine Insurance Co Ltd [1932] 2 KB 705, CA

Young v. Kitchin (1878) 3 Ex.D. 127.


Cases cited in: The Tojo Maru (No 2) [1972] AC 242; [1971] 2 WLR 970; [1971] 1 All ER 1110; [1971] 1 Lloyd's Rep 341, HL(E)

Alenquer, The [1955] 1 WLR 263, PDA

Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. v. Admiralty; The Delphinula (1946) 79 Ll.L.Rep. 611; [1947] K.B. 794; [1947] 2 All E.R. 465; 80 Ll.L.Rep. 459, C.A.

Anonity, The [1961] 1 Lloyd's Rep 203

Athelvictor, The [1946] P 42, PDA

Atlas, The (1862) Lush. 518, P.C.

Calypso, The (1828) 2 Hag.Adm. 209.

Cape Packet, The (1848) 3 Wm.Rob. 122.

Die Fire Damer (1805) 5 C.Rob. 357.

Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] UKHL 100; [1932] AC 562; 48 TLR 494; 1932 SLT 317; 1932 SC (HL) 31; [1932] WN 139, HL(Sc)

Dorset Yacht Co. Ltd. v. Home Office [1970] A.C. 1004; [1970] 2 W.L.R. 1140; [1970] 2 All E.R. 294, H.L.(E.).

Dougherty (P.) Co. v. United States (1953) 207 F. (2d) 626.

Duke of Manchester, The (1846) 2 Wm.Rob. 470.

Dwina, The [1892] P 58, PDA

Falcke v Scottish Imperial Insurance Co 34 ChD 234, CA

Flora, The, Ad.Ct., June 28, 1815.

Grill v The General Iron Screw Colliery Co Ltd LR 1 CP 600, CP

Hazel Branch, The (1929) 34 Ll.L.Rep. 301.

Henry Steers Jr., The (1901) 110 Fed.Rep. 578.

Ida, The (1860) Lush. 6.

Inca, The (1858) 12 Moo.P.C. 189.

India, The (1842) 1 Wm.Rob. 406.

Lockwoods, The (1845) 9 Jur. 1017.

Louisa, The (1813) 1 Dods. 317.

Magdalen, The (1861) 31 L.J.P.D. & A. 22.

Munro v Willmott [1949] 1 KB 295, KBD

Neptune, The (1842) 1 Wm.Rob. 297.

Noah's Ark, The v. Bentley & Felton Corporation (1961) 292 F. (2d) 437.

Owners Of SS Melanie v Owners Of SS San Onofre (No 2) [1925] AC 246, HL

Perla, The (1857) Swab. 230.

Peruvian Guano Co v Dreyfus Brothers & Co [1892] AC 166, HL

Queenforth, The (1923) 17 Ll.L.Rep. 204.

Raikes, The (1824) 1 Hag.Adm. 246.

Reid v. Fairbanks (1853) 13 C.B. 692.

Robert Pow, The (1863) Bro. & Lush. 99.

Rosalie, The (1853) 1 Sp. 188.

Sandefjord, The [1953] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 557.

Sarah, The (1800) 1 C.Rob. 313n.

Sarah, The (1862) Lush. 549.

Serviss v. Ferguson (1897) 84 F. 202 (U.S.A.).

Sweet v Parsley [1970] AC 132; [1969] 2 WLR 470; [1969] 1 All ER 347; 53 Cr App R 221, HL(E)

Teal, The (1949) 82 Ll.L.Rep. 414.

The Beaverford (Owners) v The Kafiristan (Owners) [1938] AC 136, HL

The C S Butler (6672) LR 4 AE 178, Admiralty

The Camellia 9 PD 27, PDA

The City Of Chester 9 PD 182, CA

The Gaetano and Maria 7 PD 137, CA

The Glengyle [1898] P 97, CA

The Hestia [1895] P 193, PDA

The Industrie LR 3 AE 303, Admiralty

The Mersey Docks and Harbour Board v William H Turner, On Behalf Of Himself and All Others The Owners Of The Ss Zeta [1893] AC 468, HL

The Owners Of The Thomas Allen v Gow 12 App Cas 118, PC

The Renpor 8 PD 115, CA

The Teh Hu [1970] P 106; [1969] 3 WLR 1135; [1969] 3 All ER 1200; [1969] 2 Lloyd's Rep 365, CA

The Thetis LR 2 AE 365, Admiralty

The Werra 12 PD 52, PDA

Trelawney, The (1801) 3 C.Rob. 216n.

Universal Cargo Carriers Corpn v Citati (No 2) [1958] 2 QB 254; [1958] 3 WLR 109; [1958] 2 All ER 563; [1958] 2 Lloyd's Rep 17, CA

Ussa, The (1924) 18 Ll.L.Rep. 358.

Victoria Laundry (Windsor) Ltd v Newman Industries Ltd [1949] 2 KB 528, CA

Wertheim v Chicoutimi Pulp Co [1911] AC 301, PC

Yan-Yean, The 8 PD 147, PDA

Cases citing

Cases citing: The Tojo Maru (No 2) [1970] P 21; [1969] 2 WLR 594; [1969] 2 All ER 155; [1969] 1 Lloyd's Rep 133, PDA

Henriksens Rederi A/S v T H Z Rolimpex (The Brede) [1974] QB 233; [1973] 3 WLR 556; [1973] 3 All ER 589; [1973] 2 Lloyd's Rep 333, CA

The Teh Hu [1970] P 106; [1969] 3 WLR 1135; [1969] 3 All ER 8; [1969] 2 Lloyd's Rep 7, PDA


Cases citing: The Tojo Maru (No 2) [1970] P 21; [1969] 3 WLR 902; [1969] 3 All ER 1179; [1969] 2 Lloyd's Rep 193, CA

Australian Coastal Shipping Commission v Green [1971] 1 QB 456; [1971] 2 WLR 243; [1971] 1 All ER 353; [1971] 1 Lloyd's Rep 16, CA

Globalink Transportation and Logistics Worldwide llp v DHL Project & Chartering Ltd [2019] EWHC 225 (Comm); [2019] Bus LR 2012; [2019] 2 All ER (Comm) 393; [2019] 1 Lloyd's Rep 630; [2019] WLR (D) 111, QBD

Topalsson GmbH v Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd [2023] EWHC 1765 (TCC), KBD


Cases citing: The Tojo Maru (No 2) [1972] AC 242; [1971] 2 WLR 970; [1971] 1 All ER 1110; [1971] 1 Lloyd's Rep 341, HL(E)

Banque Keyser Ullmann SA v Skandia (UK) Insurance Co Ltd [1990] 1 QB 665; [1987] 2 WLR 1300; [1987] 2 All ER 923; [1987] 1 Lloyd's Rep 69, QBD

Barrett v Enfield London Borough Council [1998] QB 367; [1997] 3 WLR 628; [1997] 3 All ER 171; [1997] 2 FLR 167; [1997] 3 FCR 145; (1997) 37 BMLR 16; (1998) 10 Admin LR 230; The Times, 22 April 1997, CA

CMA CGM SA v Classica Shipping Co Ltd (The CMA Djakarta) [2003] EWHC 641 (Comm); [2003] 2 All ER (Comm) 21; [2003] 2 Lloyd's Rep 50, QBD

CMA CGM SA v Classica Shipping Co Ltd (The CMA Djakarta) [2004] EWCA Civ 114; [2004] 1 All ER (Comm) 865; [2004] 1 Lloyd's Rep 460, CA

Capital & Counties plc v Hampshire County Council [1997] QB 1004; [1997] 3 WLR 331; [1997] 2 All ER 865; [1997] 2 Lloyd's Rep 161; 95 LGR 831, CA

Capital & Counties plc v Hampshire County Council [1996] 1 WLR 1553; [1996] 4 All ER 336, QBD

Gard Marine and Energy Ltd v China National Chartering Co Ltd (The Ocean Victory) [2017] UKSC 35; [2017] 1 WLR 1793; [2018] 1 All ER 832; [2018] 1 All ER (Comm) 1; [2017] 1 Lloyd's Rep 521; [2017] WLR (D) 333; Case details, SC(E)

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co SA v Stolt Tank Containers BV (The Flaminia) [2022] EWHC 2746 (Admlty); [2023] Bus LR 686; [2022] WLR(D) 449, KBD

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co SA v Stolt Tank Containers BV (The Flaminia) [2023] EWCA Civ 1007; [2024] Bus LR 311; [2024] 1 All ER (Comm) 364; [2023] WLR(D) 484, CA

Marc Rich & Co AG v Bishop Rock Marine Co Ltd (The Nicholas H) [1996] AC 211; [1995] 3 WLR 227; [1995] 3 All ER 307; [1995] 2 Lloyd's Rep 299; [1995] CLC 934, HL(E)

Saif Ali v Sydney Mitchell & Co [1980] AC 198; [1978] 3 WLR 849; [1978] 3 All ER 1033, HL(E)

Stanton v Callaghan [2000] QB 75; [1999] 2 WLR 745; [1998] 4 All ER 961; [1998] 3 EGLR 165; [1999] BLR 172; [1999] PNLR 116; (1998) 148 NLJ 1355; The Times, 25 July 1998; The Independent, 16 July 1998, CA

The Aldora [1975] QB 748; [1975] 2 WLR 791; [1975] 2 All ER 69; [1975] 1 Lloyd's Rep 617, QBD

The Eschersheim [1975] 1 WLR 83; [1974] 3 All ER 307; [1974] 2 Lloyd's Rep 188, QBD

The Esso Malaysia [1975] QB 198; [1974] 3 WLR 341; [1974] 2 All ER 705; [1974] 2 Lloyd's Rep 143, QBD

The Funabashi [1972] 1 WLR 666; [1972] 2 All ER 181; [1972] 1 Lloyd's Rep 371, QBD

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