United States Lines Co. v. The Ocean Vagrant

HULBERT District Judge.

Statement

These suits in admiralty arose out of a collision which occurred in the Hudson or North River, as it is locally designated, at about 7:15 A.M. on May 7, 1943. The S. S. Chagres, owned by the United States Lines, and the S. S. Ocean Vagrant, owned by the British Ministry of War Transport, were two of the vessels involved.

The libel of the United States Lines against the S. S. Ocean Vagrant was filed on May 13, 1943, and the tugs Madeline Meseck, Eugene Meseck and Edward Meseck, and Meseck Towing Lines, Inc., were impleaded by The Ocean Vagrant only on October 19,…