Cargo was ignited as a result of fire in insulation in the hold caused before the cargo was loaded.
Held: the vessel was unseaworthy from the time that the vessel caught fire and that the damage to the cargo was caused by the unseaworthiness.
Citations:
[1959] AC 589
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Transport
Updated: 29 April 2022; Ref: scu.187653
