National Iranian Tanker Co. v. Tug Dalzell 2

FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:

This action was brought in the District Court for the Southern District of *760New York by National Iranian Tanker Co., owner of the tanker Reza Shah the Great, against a tug and its operators, for damages to the tanker resulting from a collision in Hell Gate. Judge Bonsai found the tug solely responsible, 284 F.Supp. 451, and the tug and its operators appeal from an interlocutory decree establishing liability, 28 U.S.C. § 1292 (a) (3). Not disputing that the tug was at fault for failure to blow a danger signal, 33 U.S.C. § 203, Rule III, appellants contend that the court…