National Steamship Co. v. La Hesbaye
District Court, D. New York
This was a libel by the National Steamship Company, Limited, against the tank steamer La Hesbaye, to recover compensation for salvage services.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, District Judge.
At about 5 o’clock in the afternoon of tin: 8th of March, 1895, as the libelant’s freight steamer Spain was on her way from London to this port, she found the tank steamer La Hesbaye in need of assistance at a distance of about 1,100 miles from Yew York. La Hesbaye was in ballast, bound from Antwerp to Yew York. At about 2 o’clock of the day before she had broken her rudder post, and lost her rudder. During the 27 hours following before the Spain came to her assistance, she had made about 08’ miles. The Spain went to her assistance in answer to signals of distress,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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