Bindloss v. The Blue Fin

DAY, District Judge.

This suit was brought by the libelant as owner of the fishing vessel William Chesebrough (hereinafter referred to as “the Chesebrough”) to recover damages alleged to have resulted from á collision between that vessel and the fishing vessel Blue Fin (hereinafter referred to as “the Blue Fin”). The collision occurred in the vicinity of 4 o’clock A. M. on May 19, 1954 in the channel which extends from Galilee to Point Judith Harbour of Refuge in the District of Rhode Island.. Claim to the Blue Fin was filed by her co-owners who answered the libel and filed a cross-libel to…