The Oceania Vance
District Court, W.D. Washington
In Admiralty. Suit for collision by the Puget Sound Tugboat Company, owner of the tug Sea Lion, against the schooner Oceania Vance; the Coast Shipping Company, claimant.
1Opinion of the Court
NLTLRER, District Judge.
[1] At about 6:30 a. m., June 19, 1909, the Sea Lion, being 107 feet in length, beam 22 feet, depth of hold 13 feet, having in tow the barge Charger, having 1,700 ton capacity, laden with rock, and sailing fhom Cowlitz Bay on Waldron Island, bound for Grays Plarbor, came into collision with the schooner Oceania Vance, while proceeding on her regular course toward the Straits of Juan dé Luca, the weather being thick and foggy. The course of the Sea Lion was SW-S-JiS, that beirig the usual course for steam vessels outward bound. Upon entering the fog the Sea Lion started…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- The ChattahoocheeSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- The Ludvig HolbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- The Blue JacketSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- The Rhode IslandU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1883
3Cited by1 opinion
- In re Canadian Pac. Ry. Co.District Court, W.D. Washington · 1921