Ulster Oil Transport Corp. v. the Matton No. 20. the Petroleum No. 7. the Carutica

MEDINA, Circuit Judge.

Shortly after 9:00 o’clock in the evening of October 4, 1947, a collision occurred in the Mohawk River section of the New York State Barge Canal about one mile west of Lock 12, between the Motor Vessel “Carutica” and the barge “Petroleum No. 7,” which the tug “Mat-ton No. 20” had in tow pushboat fashion. The weather was clear, there was no wind or current to speak of, the visibility was good and all required lights were burning and in good order on each vessel. The “Carutica,” 296.9 feet in length, *107with a beam of 43% feet, was a grain carrier consisting of three separate…