Ocean S. S. Co. of Savannah v. Cherokee-Seminole S. S. Corp.

(after stating the facts as above).

Tins suit arose out of a collision in the North River, opposite New York Pier 30 or 31, between libelant’s barge Utah, in tow on the port side of the tug Sorrel, and the steamship Cherokee. The Cherokee was bound for Charleston, and had come out of her slip on the north side of Pier 37 and was maneuvering to get on her course down the river. The Sorrel and her tow were going down the river from Pier 46, in the ebb tide, and were bound for Pier 14. The District Judge held that the rule of special circumstances applied and that the Sorrel was at fault for…