Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. v. The George W. McWilliams

KENNERLY, Chief Judge.

On May 23, 1946, and several previous days, the Dredge George W. McWilliams, owned and operated by Respondent McWilliams Dredging Company, was dredging in the Port Arthur-Sabine Pass Channel or Canal, in fulfillment of a contract with the United States of America. During the forenoon of May 23, 1946, a collision occurred between such Dredge and the Steamship Magnolia, owned and operated by Libellant, in such Channel or Canal in the vicinity of Station 140 or 141, in a southerly direction from the town of Sabine. The Magnolia was injured and damaged. The Dredge was…