Wilmington Transp. Co. v. The Old Kensington

This is a cause of salvage. That salvage services were rendered by libelant is not denied, but the parties are not agreed as to when such services were commenced, nor as to the amount the libelant should be awarded. It appears from the evidence that the ship Old Kensington was, on Sunday, April 7th, lying in the bay of San Pedro with a cargo of 2,641 tons of coal. The night before the attention of her master, Capt. Jones, was called to what then appeared to be steam coming up the ventilator and hatchway, but it became so much denser the next morning that he requested the master of two other…