Poling Russell, Inc. v. United States United States v. Newtown Creek Towing Co. The Poling Bros. No. 12. The Dover. The J. Raymond Russell

AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a decree in admiralty holding the United States solely liable for a collision on the morning of January 10, 1943, between its ship Dover and the barge Poling Bros. No. 12 in tow of the Motor Tug J. Raymond Russell, and holding the J. Raymond Russell free from fault. The Dover had come through Hell Gate on her way to Staten Island and was passing under the Brooklyn Bridge, slightly to the right of mid-river when she saw the red side light and white towing lights of the tug about three-quarters of a mile away bearing approximately a point…