Container dropped during the loading

Glasgow, 11th March, 20...

Messrs. McGregor & Bros., Ship Agents,

137 Park Avenue,

Glasgow, Scotland.

Dear Sirs,

This is to inform you that today, on March 11, 20… during the morning shift due to negligence and incompetence of the crane operator working on Hatch 1 container SU 7171345 was dropped when it was being lifted and fell onto the quay. As a result of the fall, the container and its contents were damaged.

As the stevedoring Company refuses to reimburse the damages in full on the grounds that according to the Stevedoring Contract they have the right to limitation of liability, we kindly ask you to arrange an independent survey of the damage for tomorrow morning and invite a good lawyer specializing in cargo claims for consultations on the matter.

Yours faithfully,

I.I. Zhdanov

Master of the m/v “Fizik Lebedev"

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5. Pilferage: request to investigate

Piraeus, 15th April, 20...

Messrs. L. V. Vernicos & Co., Ship Agents,

21 Philonos Sireet,

Piraeus, Greece.

Dear Sirs,

I regret to inform you that today, at 2.20 p. m., while the stevedores were out for the lunch break, a Watch Sailor making the inspection round in Hold 1 found a box with cargo of wrist watches the packing of which had been broken.

The Watch Officer to whom this fact was reported immediately call the Chief Stevedore. On inspecting the contents of that box, they found shortage of 100 pieces of watches. An appropriate Statement of Facts has been drawn up; the copy of this Statement is enclosed herewith. As before the commencement of discharging the contents of all holds had been inspected by a Cargo Surveyor and the goods had been found to be in proper condition and the packing to be intact, it is evidently a case of pilferage by the stevedores working in that hold.

In view of the above, I have to request you to investigate this matter.

Yours faithfully,

N. A. Makarov

Master of the m/v" Floreshti"

6. Broken cases: request to repair

Port Swettenham. 10th February, 20...

Messrs. S. M. Wilson & Co., Ship Agents,

P. O. Box No. 317,

Port Swettenham, Federation of Malaya.

Dear Sirs,

This is to inform you that today, on February 10, 20…, during loading part of cargo of automobile spare parts in boxes consigned to Messrs. " Ant", Moscow, under the B/L 34, into Hold 3 some damage was caused to 6 boxes, when the crane operator struck the pallet with boxes against the coaming of the hatch square, while lowering the draft into Hold 3. The boxes have broken planks on one side and require repair.

The damage caused to the contents and the packing is described in detail in the Damage Survey Report made up by the Surveyor, invited after the incident. A copy of the report will be send to you through my agent, as soon as it is received.

I hold you responsible for the damage and all consequences thereof, and kindly ask you to have the damaged boxes repaired before completion of loading.

Yours faithfully,

I. V. Fedchenko

Master of the m/v " Bratislava"