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jettison (jĕt`əsən, –zən) [O.Fr.,=throwing], in maritime law, casting all or part of a ship's cargo overboard to lighten the vessel or to meet some danger, such as fire. Such cargo, when found later, is known as jetsam (see flotsam, jetsam, and ligan flotsam, jetsam, and ligan [O.Fr.], in maritime law, goods lost at sea as distinguished from goods washed ashore (wreck). Goods that remain floating on the surface after a shipwreck or accident are called flotsam (or floatsam or flotsan), while jetsam refers to goods
..... Click the link for more information. ). The master of the ship has the absolute right to jettison cargo when he reasonably believes it to be necessary, and the owners of the ship incur no liability. If the vessel carries goods of more than one shipper, the rule of general average provides for apportioning the loss among all the shippers because all have benefited by the master's action. On the other hand, if some cargo is lost by accident, the shippers who suffered no loss do not contribute to indemnification.

jettison [′jed·ə·sən]

(engineering)

The throwing overboard of objects, especially to lighten a craft in distress.

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Prior to this in-flight emergency, there has not been any fuel jettisoned over Kyrgyzstan by Manas AB aircraft since September 2005," said Col.

KC-135 in-flight emergency results in jettison of 31,000 liters of ... by AKIpress News Agency

For example, a defective Hellfire or Stinger missile that can't be jettisoned could go ka-boom.

A crushing problem by PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly

With the sale of SPC we have jettisoned our most troubled business, and will now be able to better focus on growing our core brands and lowering our operating costs and interest expense.

DIAL SELLS PERSONAL CARE UNIT TO HATHI GROUP by Household & Personal Products Industry

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