Gyllenhammar v. Michael

KNOX, District Judge.

This libel is in rem against the motor vessel “America” and in personam against Anna S. Michael, the owner of the craft. The boat is used to carry passengers to and from the fishing grounds in and about the waters of Sheepshead Bay. She is 48' 8" long and has a beam of 14' 8". Between perpendiculars, her registered depth is five feet. Her tonnage is 21.65 and she is equipped with Diesel engines.

On the morning of August 20, 1939, at about 4 o’clock a. m., and just after the vessel had anchored at the “Tin Can Grounds” in Sheepshead Bay, off Rockaway Point Inlet, Axel…