ABSTRACT
The concept of ‘perils of the seas’ is wide enough in scope to embrace a class of loss known as an unascertainable or unspecified peril of the seas. Proof of this type of loss is achieved by way of inference drawn by reason of the circumstances relating to the loss. An assured has to adduce sufficient relevant circumstantial evidence for the court to make the inference that the loss was caused by an unascertainable peril of the seas.16
