Netherlands-American Steam Nav. Co. v. The Dania
District Court, E.D. New York
This was a libel by lite Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company and others against the steamship Dania, her cargo and freight, to recover for salvage services embracing a towage oceup ing two days and two hours.
1Opinion of the Court
BENEDICT, District Judge.
This is an action brought by the owners of the steamship Werkendain against the steamship Dania, to recover salvage compensation for services rendered to the Dania in June last, under the following circumstances: The steamship Dania, owned by the Hamburg-American Packet Company, hound on a voyage to New York, having on hoard 402 passengers, and valued, with cargo and freight, at $420,000, when she arrived at a point some 8(50 miles from Sandy Hook, in Long. 66 03, Lat. 4111, stopped to take on hoard a pilot. When she at) empted to start again, it was found impossible…
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