Read the full judgment text of HCAJ 000004/1965 on BabelCite. This HCAJ judgment was delivered on 19 April 1969.
1. On the 5th of September 1964, Typhoon Ruby struck Hong Kong with full fury. Some measure of the violence of the storm can be gauged from the official report, produced in evidence as Exhibit P.52, of the Marine Department of the Government of Hong Kong, which stated that of the 82 ocean-going vessels then in port, 12 broke adrift from Government moorings due to failure of their own gear, 11 other vessels dragged their anchors or otherwise moved from their original positions, and 6 collisions w