Petrich v. Hansen the St. Francis

POPE, Circuit Judge.

This suit in admiralty grew out of a collision between two tuna fishing vessels. Appellees, libelants below, owners of the McKinley, had judgment against the appellants, owners of the St. Francis, for the full amount of the damage to the McKinley, the court holding that the collision and resulting damages to the McKinley “were not due to any fault on the part of the McKinley but were due solely to the fault and negligence of the St. Francis. * * * ”

On the day in question, both vessels were engaged in fishing for tuna off the Oregon coast. The sea was calm, visibility was…