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Inadequate passage plan could amount to unseaworthiness of the vessel

Under the Hague Rules, the carrier shall be bound to exercise due diligence to make the ship seaworthy. In a recent case, the Admiralty Court of the United Kingdom considered that the seaworthiness of a vessel extends to have in place an adequate passage plan at the beginning of the voyage to ensure that the vessel is reasonably fit to carry the cargo safely to the destination...

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