Bacon v. River Terminals Corp.

The suit, a consolidation of three libels under Admiralty No. 793, was for recovery of damages resulting from a head-on collision between the Tug “Ahepa” pushing the Barge “Walter Yott” and the Tug “Hanson” pulling two empty steel tank barges.

The Tug “Ahepa,” admitting that at the time of the collision it was navigating on its own port, instead of its starboard, side of the cannel, contrary to the ordinary narrow channel rule, claimed below and claims here that it was not in fault for doing so and that this was not the real cause of the collision. The real cause according to the claim, was…