Postal S. S. Corp. v. Southern Pac. Co.

L. HAND, Circuit Judge.

There can be no doubt that the Supreme Court meant to hold that in a crossing case, when the'holding-on vessel gets two blasts from the giving-way vessel, which are unacceptable to her, she must neither cross the signal, nor keep her speed, but must at least stop her engines, and if necessary back, “until signals for passing with safety are made and understood”. Rule VII. It is quite true that this results in putting the holding-on vessel’s privilege at the mercy of the other vessel, if she proposes navigation which the holding-on vessel does not approve. She must not…