A certain shipper sends 20 boxes of farm equipment by ocean vessel to Europe. On the way, four boxes are immersed in seawater and totally destroyed, and two boxes are 50 percent damaged. The damage to the boxes that were partially destroyed would be

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The damage to the boxes that were partially destroyed would be considered a particular average claim. This is because particular average refers to partial loss or damage to the shipment that affects only the individual shipment owner, not the entire vessel or its entire cargo.

A Certain Shipper Sends 20 Boxes of Farm Equipment by Ocean