Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

peril of the sea

An action of the elements at sea of such force as to overcome the strength of a well-founded ship and the normal precautions of good marine practice. ( A peril of the sea may relieve a carrier from liability for the resulting losses. - Also termed danger of navigation; danger of river; marine peril; marine risk; (in regard to the Great Lakes) perils of the lakes "Of the marine perils, by far the most important are those