The Cushing
District Court, S.D. New York
In Admiralty. Petitions on behalf of the steamships Cushing and Proteus for limitation of liability arising out of a collision between them at -sea. These are two petitions for the limitation of liability arising out of a collision which took place on August 19, 191S, about SO miles southwest of the Diamond Shoal Lightship, half way between Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout, and about 20 miles off the coast.
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In Admiralty. Petitions on behalf of the steamships Cushing and Proteus for limitation of liability arising out of a collision between them at -sea. These are two petitions for the limitation of liability arising out of a collision which took place on August 19, 191S, about SO miles southwest of the Diamond Shoal Lightship, half way between Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout, and about 20 miles off the coast. Both ships were American owned, and had been requisitioned by the United States for war purposes. The Proteus was steaming N. 50" E. true from Cape Lookout at about 13% knots an hour. The…
1Opinion of the CourtEearned Hand, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). In this case the conceded facts seem to me to help dispose of much of the controversy, regardless of the testimony of the witnesses, based upon necessarily fugitive recollection. It is agreed that the Proteus, a vessel 390 feet long, with a speed of 13% knots, was upon a course N. 50° E. true. It is further agreed that she made no maneuver except to hard-aport her helm and continue at full speed. If she had turned through an angle of eight points, as is practically certain, we can tell with much approach to certainty the position of her bow off her course…
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