City of Los Angeles v. Standard Transp. Co.

RUDKIN, Circuit Judge.

On the morning of March 9, 1927, a collision occurred between the motorship Seekonk and the steamship Lebec in the inner Los Angeles harbor.The Seekonk entered the inner harbor from without and was proceeding in a northerly direction to slip 1, or berth 157. , The Lebec, after making the turn in the turning basin, was proceeding in a southerly direction to her berth at the general petroleum terminal. When the Seekonk sighted the Lebec the two vessels were about 1,000 yards apart, headed in the directions just indicated. The Seekonk gave a two-blast signal for a starboard…