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How does a ship lose power this way?
This is going to end up being declared a preventable accident. My prediction is that money was saved on maintenance and had a catastrophic failure at the wrong time and people died.
Whomever owns this company should be extradited when it all comes out.
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For most individuals, for most things, that would be when it arrives at their home.
Lots of places have disclaimers that are unenforceable.
What about all the military people whose cars and household goods are shipped overseas and back? or moving household goods to new home inside the US?
INCO terms apply.
I presume the US government for a military move at sea. For a domestic move the carrier is typically liable. But that depends on the contract between the government and the carrier. In the olden days carrier liability for domestic moves was some monetary rate per pound.
I noticed one news outlet making a fuss that the government refuses to comment on the number of “national security” ships bottled up in Baltimore. That would mean the government is doing something right, holding close information that an enemy might find a way to exploit. I grant them the benefit of assuming that they are on top of such critical facts.
Back under Clinton I worked on software for managing insurance claims/settlement arising from federally managed personnel relocations. To my recollection, the actual insuring was done by private insurers under contract.
The government is the customer for military moves so I agree with you.