9 May 1997
THE YIN HE (OWNERS OF CARGO) v. THE YIN HE (OWNERS OF SHIP) and Others
- Citation
- THE YIN HE (OWNERS OF CARGO) v. THE YIN HE (OWNERS OF SHIP) and Others
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAJ355/1991
The court held that the Hague-Visby fire exception applied and the ship owners were entitled to judgment against the shippers for damage and diversion costs because the fire was caused by the shippers' gross negligence in stuffing undeclared dangerous goods; the smoke detector was capable of operating but was not continuously switched on and earlier CO2 injection would not have materially altered the outcome because the fire was essentially self-contained within the container.