Fulton Lighterage Co. v. New York & Cuba Mail S. S. Co.

The steamship Orizaba was moored on September 19 and 20, 1928, on the north side of Pier 14, East River. The barge Ripley, 85 feet long, 31% feet beam, and with 7 feet freeboard when light, with a deckhouse extending 9 feet above the deck, was shifted on September 19, 1928, at 9 a. m. by a tug from Pier 15 to a berth alongside No. 1 hatch of the Orizaba on the north side of Pier 14. The barge was made fast by four 4%-inch lines, and was breasted off from the side of the ship by oak fenders 6 feet long and 7 feet thick. The wind at the time was from the northeast 13 to 14 miles per hour. Piers…