The Rickmers
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western Division of the District of Washington. This suit was brought to recover damages sustained by the schooner Stimson in collision with the bark Rickmers while the Stimson was at anchor in Shilshole Bay, Puget Sound, in the state of Washington.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western Division of the District of Washington. This suit was brought to recover damages sustained by the schooner Stimson in collision with the bark Rickmers while the Stimson was at anchor in Shilshole Bay, Puget Sound, in the state of Washington. The appellee is the managing owner of the schooner Stimson, which, it is alleged, was at the time of the collision a new vessel of the value of about $60,000, about 185 feet in length, 40 feet beam, and 14 feet in depth, with a gross tonnage of 701 tons; that for about two weeks prior to…
1Opinion of the CourtMorrow, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts). We agree with the court below that the Stimson was without fault. She was riding securely at anchor at the time of the collision, the regulation anchor light was set, and a vigilant watch was kept on board the vessel.
The Rickmers, insecurely anchored, a little more than half a mile to windward, broke from her moorings and drifted down upon the Stimson, causing the injuries described in the libel. The first attempt of the Rickmers to anchor in 14 fathoms of water with 40 fathoms of chain was a failure, resulting in the splitting of the compressor block, the running…
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