Perfect Collision: Pursuant to Article 1287 of the Turkish Commercial Code, in cases where the collision occurs as a result of an unexpected event or force majeure or when the cause is not understood, the person who suffers damage will be liable for the damages of the ships, people and goods on board the ships as a result of the collision. The phrase “unexpected situation” in the article will be evaluated according to the concrete event. However, in the second paragraph of the article, in cases where the accident occurs while one or all of the ships are at anchor, it is stipulated that the person who suffers the damage will be responsible for the damage.
Defective Collision: In cases where the collision is caused by the fault of one, more or all of the ships. In this context, faulty collision is divided into two according to the defect rate.
