Dalzell v. The New York

GALSTON, District Judge.

During the early morning of April 7, 1945, the tug Lloyd H. Dalzell was assisting the steamship Christian Holm, which was heading south in the East River, bound for anchorage off the Statute of Liberty. The tug was made fast to the port bow of the steamer and lay along her port side with her engines idle. It is the contention of the libellant that! as the Christian Holm rounded Corlear’s Hook and was proceeding about in mid-channel, a green side light and two white staff lights of the tug New York, eastbound, towing a barge alongside on each side, were seen by those in…