Harbor Oil Transport Co. v. Plattsburgh Socony

SWAN, Circuit Judge.

This litigation concerns a collision in the Kill Van Kull at night between the tanker “Plattsburgh Socony” owned by the appellant, and the tanker “New England”, owned by the appellee. Cross libels in rem by the respective vessel owners were consolidated for trial, which resulted in interlocutory decrees holding both vessels at fault and awarding half damages to each libellant. The owner of the Plattsburgh Socony has appealed, contending that the collision was shown to have resulted solely from the faults of the New England.

The vessels collided at a point found by the trial…