United States v. Societa Nazionale Di Navigazione

AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.

This action was brought against the Italian steamer Ansaldo San Giorgio Seeondo by the United States, as owner of the steamship West Harshaw, and by the master, officers, and crew of the latter vessel, for salvage services which the West Harshaw is alleged to have performed pn behalf of the Italian steamer after her steering chain was broken in a storm at sea off the east coast of Florida on July 2.6,1926. The left chain of the rudder of the Ansaldo broke at about 8 p. m. at a point some eight miles southeast of Hyllsborough Inlet, rendering the ship…