ABSTRACT
As in the case of a change of voyage and deviation, unreasonable delay in the prosecution of the insured voyage could also bring about a premature end to a voyage policy. The question of delay is dealt by s 48 in the following manner:
Whether the ship has or has not prosecuted the voyage with reasonable despatch is, of course, a question of fact.72 The excuses spelt out in s 49 for deviation are also applicable to delay.
