Dench & Hardy Co. v. The Esso Annapolis

SWEENEY, District Judge.

In this proceeding in admiralty the owner of the Motor Fishing Vessel Angie & Vence seeks to recover damages for the sinking of its vessel which occurred in a collision with the Tank Steamship Esso Annapolis, hereinafter referred to as the Esso.

*931Findings of Fact.

The collision occurred on the high seas off Chesapeake Lightship, latitude 36° 55' north, and longitude 74° 38' west, on February 7, 1940, at about 9:45 p. m. It was a clear night with a fresh northwest wind blowing. The proper navigating lights of both ships were burning brightly. The Angie & Vence was a 32 net…