The Kia Ora
District Court, E.D. Virginia
In Admiralty. Suit for salvage by the Merritt & Chapman Derrick & Wrecking Company against the steamship Kia Ora. Decree for libelant.
1Opinion of the Court
WADDILL, District Judge.
On Saturday evening, the 24th of February, 1917, about 6 o’clock, the British steamship Kia Ora, en route from Melbourne, Australia, to London, via the Panama Canal, stranded on the south end of Castle Island, at the Crooked Island Passage, in the Bahamas, West Indies, at a point offshore of the lighthouse. The ship was proceeding at her full speed of about 12J/2 knots an hour, and struck head on on an uneven coral reef, grounding *144her from about amidship to her stem. She at once sent out wireless calls for assistance, which were promptly responded to by the Merritt &…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- The SandringhamDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1882
- Duff v. MerrittCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1898
- Murphy v. SulioteU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Louisiana · 1880
- International Nav. Co. v. The St. PaulCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1898
- Lewis v. AtchisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1896
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- United States v. MilesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1922