Gildersleeve Ship Building Co. v. Seaboard Sand & Gravel Corp.

BYERS, District Judge.

On December 1, 1930, the scow Bump, the property of the libelant, was the fifth barge in a tow of six similar vessels whieh were towed'-from Port Morris by the tug Reichert Line, to Port Jefferson, Long Island. The tow was made up in tandem, single file, upon a 9-ineh hawser of 60 fathoms. The scows were close coupled until after passing City Island, when hawsers were slackened away, to avoid bumping. Departure was had at about 1:30 o’clock in the afternoon, and the course followed after leaving City Island was along the Long Island shore.

Heavy weather was encountered…