The Strathleven
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk;. Edmund Waddill, Jr., Judge. Suit for collision by Strathleven Steamship Company, Limited, owner of the steamship Strathleven, against the tug Margaret J. Sanford and Scow S 11, P. Sanford Ross, claimant. Decree for respondent, and libelant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
ROSE, District Judge.
[1] On January 9, 1912, the scow S 11 in tow of the tug Sanford came into collision with the propeller of the steamship Strathleven and broke it off. The accident happened in the main ship channel of the Elizabeth river leading into the port of Norfolk. Some ten minutes before the vessels came together the Strathleven had dropped anchor, at a point about 100 feet west of the channel. Under the influence of wind and tide she not only began to swing, but dragged her anchor as well. As she had out 45 fathoms of chain, the result was that at the moment of the collision her…
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