Atlantic Towing Co. v. The Caliche

LOVETT, District Judge.

These are libels in rem against the motor vessel “Caliche”, a tanker loaded with gasoline, for salvage services rendered in her rescue after she went aground on the north side of Tybee channel on the north Breaker Shoals. Libellants are the owner of certain tugs that came to her assistance and the owner of a self-propelled river barge into which a portion of the cargo was discharged while the tanker was aground. The cargo and freight were not proceeded against; the claims are against the ship only.

The defenses are the same in both cas-» es — that there was no salvage…