Commercial Law, 2011 Bar — Question 27

MULTIPLE CHOICE

T, the captain of MV Don Alan, while asleep in his cabin, dreamt of an Intensity 8 earthquake along the path of his ship. On waking up, he immediately ordered the ship to return to port. True enough, the earthquake and tsunami struck three days later and his ship was saved. Was the deviation proper? A) Yes, because the deviation was made in good faith and on a reasonable ground for believing that it was necessary to avoid a peril. B) No, because no reasonable ground for avoiding a peril existed at the time of the deviation. C) No, because T relied merely on his supposed gift of prophecy. D) Yes, because the deviation took place based on a reasonable belief of the captain.

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