ABSTRACT
It has been said that unseaworthiness must relate to some attribute of the ship itself. On this basis, it has been suggested that the fact that a hold contains cargo which threatens damage to other cargo stowed in proximity is not an attribute of the ship and does not render the ship unseaworthy. However, bad stowage which endangers the safety of the ship, rather than risks damage to nearby cargo, may amount to unseaworthiness, and residues from previous cargo may render a ship unseaworthy. But bad stowage which affects nothing but the cargo damaged by it is bad stowage and nothing more and still leaves the ship seaworthy for the adventure, even though the adventure is the carrying of the cargo. The undertaking of seaworthiness involves not only that the ship is herself fit to encounter the perils of the voyage but also that she is fit to carry the cargo safely on that voyage.
