Ref.: Name of Vessel-Voy.;
description of cargo;
Master b/l number; LCL b/l number;
POL-POD
Sir,
We refer to your letter of protest received earlier today relating to this consignment.
We regret to inform you that we cannot accept your protest. During the transportation, we took all the necessary precautions and exercised due diligence in order to safeguard the arrival of the cargo in good condition and therefore all eventual damage is exclusively attributable to circumstances beyond our control and responsibility.
Please consider this message a protest in due form.
Yours sincerely,
LCL