The Teresa Accama
District Court, E.D. Virginia
In Admiralty. Suit for salvage by the Merritt & Chapman Wrecking & Derrick Company against the Italian steamship Teresa Accama.
1Opinion of the Court
WADDILL, District Judge.
This is a libel to recover for salvage services rendered by the libelant to the respondent. The facts are briefly these: In the early morning of the 24th of January, 1918, off False Cape, some 2 miles northeast half east of the life-saving station, and about 20 miles south of Cape Henry, the Italian steamship Teresa Accama grounded about amidship, on the port side, for a space of about 100 feet. While there, representatives of the life-saving station came aboard, and through them, communication was had with Norfolk, calling for assistance for the stranded vessel. The…
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