<Dl> <Dd> "3rd . This attempt to avoid the imminent common peril must be successful". </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> "3rd . This attempt to avoid the imminent common peril must be successful". </Dd> <P> The York - Antwerp Rules remain in effect, having been modified and updated several times since their 1890 introduction . </P> <P> Despite advances in maritime transport technology, general average continues to come into play . The MV Hyundai Fortune declared General Average following an explosion and fire in 2006 off the coast of Yemen . The M / V MSC Sabrina declared general average in effect after grounding in the Saint Lawrence river on 8 March 2008 . The owners of the Hanjin Osaka declared general average following an explosion in the ship's engine room on 8 January 2012 . Maersk declared general average for Maersk Honam after a fire in the Arabian Sea in March 2018 . </P>

In the ocean marine insurance policy the term average means