Common use of BOTH-TO-BLAME COLLISION Clause in Contracts

BOTH-TO-BLAME COLLISION. If the ship contacts, collides or nearly contacts or collides with another ship or object as a result of the negligence of the other ship or object and any act, neglect or default of the Master, mariner, pilot or the servants of ▇▇▇▇ in the navigation or in the management of the ship and loss or damage is caused by such contact, collision or narrowly- avoided contact or collision, the Merchant shall indemnify ▇▇▇▇ against all loss or liability to the other or non-carrying ship or object of their owners insofar as such loss or liability represents loss of, or damage to, or any claim whatsoever of the Merchant, paid or payable by the other or non-carrying ship or object of their owners to the Merchant and set off, compensated, recouped or recovered by the other or non-carrying ship or object of their owners as part of their claim against the carrying ship or ▇▇▇▇ These provisions shall also apply where the owners, operators or those in charge of any ship or ships or objects other than, or in addition to, the ships or objects involved in the contact, collision or narrowly-avoided contact or collision are at fault in respect of the contact, collision or narrowly-avoided contact or collision.