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This case discusses whether a carrier can be held liable for cargo loss resulting from the sinking of a ship it does not own. The court ruled that the carrier, Cebu Salvage Corporation, was liable despite not owning the ship, the M/T Espiritu Santo, because it entered into a contract of carriage with the cargo owner and represented itself as a common carrier, retaining control over what vessel to use. The carrier failed to prove it exercised extraordinary diligence to prevent cargo loss. The court emphasize

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Lois D

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