ABSTRACT
When two ships collide, both are bound to sustain some degree of damage, and this raises questions as to the rights and liabilities of their owners which, assuming that one or both of them are insured, could in turn actuate legal issues relating to marine insurance. There are two aspects to the problem: first, the matter has to be looked at from the position of the owner of the insured vessel in relation to the damage sustained by his own vessel and, secondly, in relation to his liability to the third party whose vessel has been damaged as a result of the collision with the insured vessel.
