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owners and there was no available financial options for the ship's master. The circumstances necessitated that the master sell the ship without waiting for the relevant permission to do so. The case helped to develop the concept of
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461:, Lapraik
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236:Early life
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717:Australia
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231:Biography
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140:1839-1869
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