Read the full judgment text of HCAJ 000277/1981 on BabelCite. This HCAJ judgment was delivered on 23 December 1982.
1. This is an admiralty action in rem in which the plaintiffs are the owners of cargo lately laden on board the vessel "Blue Express" and the defendants are the owners of the vessel "Ghana Express" formerly known as the "Blue Victory". The plaintiffs' claim arises from the carriage of a cargo of 5,677.164 metric tons of steel bars under 32 Bills of Lading, each dated the 24th May 1982, on board the "Blue Express" on a voyage from Tai Chung in Taiwan to Calcutta. The vessel was lost on or about t