Compania De Navegacion Cebaco, S. A. v. the Steel Flyer

SOPER, Circuit Judge.

The collision which gave rise to this case took place between the S./S. Domina and the S./S. Steel Flyer in the early morning of March 28, 1951 in the Chesapeake Bay. The Domina is a steel coal burning cargo vessel of 5,531 tons, 426 feet in length, which was built in 1925. At the time of the collision she was proceeding northwardly to Baltimore heavily loaded with iron ore. The Steel Flyer is a modern oil burning, easily handled cargo ship .of 8,018 tons, 493 feet in length. At the time of the collision she was partly loaded with a general cargo and was on her way…