Somers v. The Ciampa Emilia

This suit is brought to recover damages sustained by the dredge Arizona, owned by the libelant, in a collision with the ship Ci-ampa Emilia. On November 2, 1888, the dredge Arizona was engaged in dredging out the channel of the Delaware river, at Mifflin bar, a few miles below Philadelphia. About 10 o’clock on the evening of that day she was run into by the ship Ciampa Emilia, and sustained considerable damage. The ship was being towed by the Vosburgh on a hawser from 40 to 45 fathoms in length. The night was clear starlight, the wind fresh from the south-east, and the tide strong flood. The…