The Pallas

MORTON, District Judge.

[1, 2] Dangers to a towed vessel from ice are regarded like other dangers to navigation — e. g., shoal water, impending storm, etc. The tug is bound to exercise due care to avoid injury to her charge from them. Monk v. Cornell Steamboat Co., 198 Fed. 472, 117 C. C. A. 232; The Phoenix (D. C.) 143 Fed. 350. If the tow directs the dangerous course or movement she cannot recover. The Packer (C. C.) 28 Fed. 156. If she assents, with knowledge of the dangers, and is injured, damages are divided, upon the theory that the resulting accident was caused by the fault of both…