Hellenic Lines, Ltd. v. The Exmouth

Admittedly the Exmouth was navigated negligently. But admittedly, also, the Hellenic’s navigators made no attempt to slow down or otherwise avoid the accident until it was too late. Perhaps the circumstances excused them, but quite ■clearly there was a question for the trial ■court whether or not the Hellenic’s crew was negligent in failing sooner to take a course of action to avoid the collision. In retrospect it is apparent that when the ships were half a mile apart they were on a crossing course. This fact should have occurred to the crew of the Hellenic, for at this distance the green…