Missing Ship
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
A ship which has been at sea and unheard from for sd long a time as to give rise to the presumption that she has perished with all on board. There is no precise time fixed as to when the presumption is to arise; and this must depend upon the circumstances of each case; 2 Stra. 1199; Park. Ins. 63; Marsh*.
Ins. 4S8; Gordon v. Bowne, 2 Johns. (N. Y.) J50; Holt 242.