Inchmaree clause

noun

Inch·​ma·​ree clause

ˈinch-mə-rē-

: a clause in a marine insurance policy that covers damage or loss caused by the negligence of a vessel's own captain or crew or by any defect in the ship's hull or machinery

Word History

Etymology

after Inchmaree, a British steamer whose 1884 sinking in Liverpool harbor resulted in its formulation