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... West Pacific Coasts . The flesh is dried and eaten , and the shell is used as mother - of - pearl . Abandon . See Abandonment . Abandonment generally means a Notice of Aban- donment or letter from the assured notifying to the ...
... West Pacific Coasts . The flesh is dried and eaten , and the shell is used as mother - of - pearl . Abandon . See Abandonment . Abandonment generally means a Notice of Aban- donment or letter from the assured notifying to the ...
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... west of the ship's position . The whole of the great southern land discovered on this voyage was named Victoria Land . In Novem- ber 1841 a second voyage was undertaken , and the Arctic circle was crossed on New Year's Day 1842 . After ...
... west of the ship's position . The whole of the great southern land discovered on this voyage was named Victoria Land . In Novem- ber 1841 a second voyage was undertaken , and the Arctic circle was crossed on New Year's Day 1842 . After ...
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... west . On July 20 , Frohisher sighted high land , which he named Queen Elizabeth's Fore- land , and the following day he entered the Strait now known as Frobisher Strait , calling the land Meta Incognita . For a long time Frobisher ...
... west . On July 20 , Frohisher sighted high land , which he named Queen Elizabeth's Fore- land , and the following day he entered the Strait now known as Frobisher Strait , calling the land Meta Incognita . For a long time Frobisher ...
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... west passage , in the hope of receiving the £ 20,000 reward which was offered for making the north - west passage , or £ 5,000 for reaching 89 ° N. The vessels were driven into the ice pack by a heavy swell from the south , and ...
... west passage , in the hope of receiving the £ 20,000 reward which was offered for making the north - west passage , or £ 5,000 for reaching 89 ° N. The vessels were driven into the ice pack by a heavy swell from the south , and ...
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... western shore of the land of North Somerset , discovered by Parry in 1819 . knew that if he could reach the channel ... west passage , though not in the same ship , and partly by travelling over the ice . M'Clure received the honour of ...
... western shore of the land of North Somerset , discovered by Parry in 1819 . knew that if he could reach the channel ... west passage , though not in the same ship , and partly by travelling over the ice . M'Clure received the honour of ...
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Page 378 - Corn, fish, salt, fruit, flour, and seed, are warranted free from- average, unless general, or the ship be stranded ; sugar, tobacco, hemp, flax, hides, and skins, are warranted free from average, under five pounds per cent.
Page 133 - ... provided such loss or damage has not resulted from want of due diligence by the owners of the Ship, or any of them, or by the Manager.
Page 131 - And it is further agreed that if the ship hereby insured shall come into collision with any other ship or vessel and the assured shall in consequence thereof become liable to pay and shall pay by way of damages to any other person or persons any sum or sums in respect of such collision, the underwriters will pay the assured such proportion of three-fourths of such sum or sums so paid as their respective subscriptions hereto bear to the value of the ship hereby insured...
Page 130 - And it is especially declared and agreed that no acts of the insurer or insured in recovering, saving, or preserving the property insured shall be considered as a waiver or acceptance of abandonment.
Page 351 - ... until she hath moored at, anchor twenty-four hours in good safety; and upon the goods and merchandises, until the same be there discharged and safely landed.
Page 336 - ... until the same be there discharged and safely landed. And it shall be lawful for the said ship, &c., in this voyage, to proceed and sail to and touch and stay at any ports or places whatsoever without prejudice to this insurance.
Page 129 - Warranted free from particular average unless the vessel or craft be stranded, sunk, or burnt, but notwithstanding this warranty the underwriters are to pay the insured value of any package or packages which may be totally lost in loading, transhipment or discharge, also for any loss of or damage to the interest insured which may reasonably be attributed to fire...
Page 145 - Where by any of these Rules one of two vessels is to keep out of the way, the other shall keep her course and speed.
Page 134 - Warranted free of capture, seizure, and detention and the consequences thereof, or of any attempt thereat, piracy excepted, and also from all consequences of hostilities or warlike operations whether before or after declaration of war.
Page 132 - Should the Vessel hereby insured come into collision with or receive salvage services from another vessel belonging wholly or in part to the same Owners or under the same management, the Assured shall have the same rights under this insurance as they would have were the other vessel entirely the property of Owners not interested in the Vessel hereby insured...