Is a vessel that deliberately runs down a ship at her moorings a "prima facie evidence of fault"?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Laichkwiltach Enterprises Ltd. v. F/V Pacific Faith (Ship), 2007 BCSC 1852 (CanLII):
Dube J., in A/S Ornen v. The Ship Duteous, [1987] 1 F.C. 270, 4 F.T.R. 122, noted that “a vessel running down a ship at her moorings in broad daylight” is “prima facie evidence of fault” (pp. 281-282).
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