Exner Sand & Gravel Corp. v. Eastern S. S. Lines, Inc.

CHASE, Circuit Judge. ■

The libellant is the owner of three scows which with three others were, on July 18, 1935, in tow of the tug “Dauntless No. 6” from Port Jefferson, L. I. to New York City loaded with sand and gravel. The tug had them on a bridle hawser and they were held together by tow and cross lines. The weather was clear with good visibility; the wind southwesterly; the sea smooth and the tide at flood. At about 12:35 P.M., the tow was proceeding westerly at about four miles an hour a short distance off Matimicock Point in water not less than thirty-five feet and possibly as much as…