Miss Swan chartered Will Turners ship to send her cargo of rock salt from Port of Klang to Port of Singapore. By reason of the high temperature in the hold of the ship, the cargo produces a surplus of water from the cargo. If the water has not been pumped out, it will damage the rock salt. The ship does not have adequate pumps to deal with the surplus water. As a result, the cargo reached Port of Singapore in damaged condition. (10 marks)

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