The "Mangoro" : Union Government (Railways and Harbours) v New Transvaal Chemical Co Ltd ; Charente Steamship Co Ltd v New Transvaal Chemical Co Ltd [1913] ZAWLD 8 (23 May 1913)

Shipping Law - Salvage - Action by owners - Aggregate amount of salvage earned - Apportionment - Assessment - Basis of

The owners of a vessel brought an action for salvage services rendered.

Held, that the Court could award the aggregate amount of salvage earned by the salving vessel, its master and its crew, but could not  apportion the amount so as to bind the parties not before the Court.

In order to assess the aggregate amount due for salvage services, the Court must take into consideration the condition under which the services were rendered, the degree of risk and peril incurred by the salvors, the degree of labour and skill exerted by them, the value of the vessels employed, the loss suffered by the salvors through injury or delay, the degree of danger to which the salved vessel and its cargo were exposed, and the value of such vessel and cargo.