Westfal-Larsen & Co. v. Baltimore & Carolina Line, Inc.

SOPER, Circuit Judge.

A collision took place on August 23,1927, in the Neches river near the city of Beau-mount, Tex., between the Norwegian steamship Varanger and the American steamship Dora Weems, as both vessels were proceeding down stream to the Gulf of Mexico. The river at this point is a narrow tortuous stream; and the collision took place when the Dora Weems overtook and attempted to pass the Varanger. Before attempting to pass, the Dora Weems sounded a passing signal of two blasts, indicating her desire to pass on the left or port side of the vessel ahead, and the Varanger on her part…