UNITED STATES v. SHAW, SAVILL & ALBION CO., Limited

L. HAND, Chief Judge.

The United States, as owner of the ship, George N. Seger, and the Kingdom of Belgium, as a shipper, appeal from a decree in the admiralty, holding her solely liable for a collision on the night of December 28, 1945, off the Ambrose Lightship, with the ship, Waipawa, owned by the claimants, Shaw, Savill & Albion Co., Ld. Since the United States and the Kingdom of Belgium concede that The Seger was at fault, the appeal is limited to whether The Waipawa was also at fault. The following is an outline of the facts, as established by the testimony, substantially all of which…