Responsa for Bava Kamma 232:9
פשיטא לא צריכא דבניסן מרחקי חד אשלא ובתשרי מרחקי תרי אשלי וקא אזיל ביומי ניסן למקום תשרי מהו דתימא דוושיה נקיט ואזיל קמ"ל
and not according to the value of the cargo, though they should not deviate from the general custom of mariners.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Tosef. B.M. VII; cf. B.B. 7b, 8b. ');"><sup>9</sup></span> The mariners are entitled to stipulate that one who loses his boat should be provided with another boat. If this was caused by his fault, they would not have to provide him with another boat, but if without negligence he is provided with another boat. So also if he sailed to a place where boats should not go [and thus lost his boat] they would not have to provide him with another one.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Tosef. B.M. XI, 12. ');"><sup>17</sup></span>
Explore responsa for Bava Kamma 232:9. In-depth commentary and analysis from classical Jewish sources.