1. Statement of Sea Protest by dry cargo vessels

m/v "Sukhona," berth No. 37,

at Liverpool, England,

25th April, 20 . . .

To the Notary Office,

Liverpool, England

STATEMENT OF SEA PROTEST

I, Nikolai Fyodorovich Petrov, Master of the m/v "Sukhona," re­gistered at the port of Odessa and sailing under the flag of the Ukraine, gross-registered tonnage—4701, on the 22nd of April, 20 . . ., sailed from the port of London with a cargo of Machinery, 7200 tons, bound for Liverpool, and arrived there at Berth No. 37 on the 24th of April, 20 . . ., at 11.00 a.m., receiving pratique at 16.00 HRS.

On the 22nd and 23rd April, 20 . . . , we encountered very heavy weather with North-Easterly winds of whole gale force and high sea; the vessel during this period was pitching, rolling and labouring heavily, shipping very heavy water Fore and Aft, hatches and vents being continually awash.

In consequence of the aforesaid weather conditions I anticipate possible damage to the cargo.

I hereby declare this Sea Protest in the event of any damage to the vessel or the cargo through stress of weather conditions during the voyage.

I, the Master, and the crew have applied all means of safeguard­ing the vessel and the cargo.

Witnesses to the Sea Protest:

1. V. P. Ivanov, Chief Mate

2. N. P. Vaslllev, Bos'un

3. K. L. Fyodorov, Able Seaman

N. F. Petrov

Master of the m/v "Sukhona" (Ship's stamp)

2. Statement of Sea Protest

m/v "Nakhodka," Berth No. 25,

Monreal,

17^th July, 20 . . .

To the Notary Office,

Monreal

STATEMENT OF SEA PROTEST

I,......., Master of m/v “Nahodka”, international call sign UIWD, registered at the Port of St. Peterburg, and sailing under flag of the Russian Federation, Gross Tonnage -2889 register tons, Net Tonnage-1034 register tons, loaded in Liverpool, Rotterdam, Bremerhaven, completed loading in Bremerhaven on the 7^th of July, 20.., and sailed from the above said port for Montreal on the 7th of July, 20.. with 9631 tons of general cargo in 556 containers destined for Montreal, the vessel being then tight, staunch and strong, well manned, victualled and sound, and every respect fit to perform the said intended voyage.

During the crossing the Atlantic Ocean on the 9th, 10th and 11th of July, 20.. the ship encountered very heavy weather with South-West by West and South-West winds of full gale force and swell up to 3-5 meters.

The vessel was pitching, the hatches, deck cargo and reefer containers' refrigeration installation being continually sprayed overall by seawater and washed by heavy continuous showers during the said period. During the said crossing air temperature varied from +30 C to +6 C. The crew of the vessel has taken all possible measures for safeguarding the ship and the cargo: all the cargo in each port of loading was properly lashed and secured under supervision of official cargo surveyors, the lashing of the

cargo and normal operation of the reefer containers' refrigerating installations were regularly checked by the crew during the whole voyage.

The ship followed the optimal course at small angles to the wind and the sea to avoid slamming, strong vibration of the hull and spraying the deck cargo, and the hatches, and berthed at Berth 78 in Port of Montreal on the 16th of July, 20...

Nevertheless, fearing damage to the cargo through the above said heavy weather and sweating on the metal surfaces, I declare this Sea Protest against all possible claims, reserving the right to extend it at a place and time convenient.

Witnesses to the Sea Protest:

1. N.E.Chekin, Chief Engineer

2. V. P. Soloviev, 2nd Officer

3. S. I. Chudnov, Bos'un

P. N. Orlov,

Master of the m/v "Nakhodka"

(Ship's stamp)