Question: 2. A small container ship is proceeding upriver to dock and unload her cargo. As the vessel approaches her rendezvous with tugs, a latent defect

2. A small container ship is proceeding upriver
2. A small container ship is proceeding upriver to dock and unload her cargo. As the vessel approaches her rendezvous with tugs, a latent defect in the steering engine becomes apparent and the vessel loses her ability to be steered. She veers across the river into an empty car carrier heading downstream: The car carrier is holed and begins to sink causing pollution from her bunkers. The Port Authority organises a pollution containment scheme. The container ship suffers hull damage from the collision and strands as she hits the riverbank. She is insured under Institute Time Clauses Hulls 1/10/83 and is entered in 3. Protection and Indemnity Club which is a member of the International Group; (a) Explain, regarding the container ships (i) which losses her hull insurers will pay? (ii) _' which losses her Protection and Indemnity Club will pay? (b) Briey explain. thedifference in, cover for latent defects between the Institute Time Clauses Hulls 1/10/83 and the International Hull Clauses 01/11/2003

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