The ship Audie Murphy leaves the New York Port with a ship load of GMC pick-up trucks bound for the Port of Istanbul,Turkey.A fire breaks out aboard the ship and destroys the more than thirty GMC pick-up trucks.After an investigation it has been unable to determine the cause.Who is financially responsible to the owner of the cargo?

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In maritime law, if the cause of the fire is undetermined and no negligence is proven, the loss typically falls under the principle of "general average," where the loss is shared among all parties involved, or it may be covered by insurance. Without specific contractual terms or proven negligence, none of the listed parties would be automatically financially responsible.

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