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Why a fire on a ship can bill the cargo that survived

Firefighting that saves a voyage can be a general average sacrifice, billed in part to cargo that did not burn.

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Water, foam, and a diversion to fight a fire can damage cargo that never burned and can cost the ship a port of refuge. If those steps were taken to save the common adventure, general average treats them as a shared sacrifice rather than as a private loss of the burned goods. The opening covers firefighting can be a sacrifice, sound cargo still contributes, and water damage joins the adjustment.

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Firefighting can be a sacrifice
Sound cargo still contributes
Water damage joins the adjustment
Unseaworthiness can be a defense
Where the idea stops applying
A distinction worth keeping

Sources

General average after shipboard fire
York-Antwerp Rules on firefighting

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Why a fire on a ship can bill the cargo that survived

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