Portland & A. S. S. Co. v. San Francisco & P. S. S. Co.

Citations

• 197 F. 866
• 1912 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1500

Syllabus

<p>Collision (§ 83*) — Steam Vessels Meeting — Fog—Violation of Rules. .</p> <p>A collision occurred in a fog outside tbe entrance to San Francisco Bay between the steamships Selja, returning from an oriental voyage, and Beaver, which had just left the port. The Selja heard the fog signals of the Beaver, apparently ahead, 16 minutes before the collision, and they were repeated at intervals of 55 seconds afterwards, but she continued at full speed for 5 minutes, and at half speed for 5 minutes more, before stopping her engines. The Beaver was admittedly in fault for proceeding at.too great speed.' Held, that the Selja was also in fault for violation of the positive provisions of article 16 of the International Rules (Act Aug. 19, 1890, c. 802, 26 Stat. 326- [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 2869]) which required her on hearing the signal of the vessel ahead, whose position was not known to her, to at once stop her engines and navigate with caution until danger of collision was over, which violation was repeated when each succeeding signal was heard.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Collision, Cent. Dig. §§ 156, 167, 175; Dec. Dig. § 83.*</p> <p>Signals of meeting vessels in collision, see note to The New Fork, 30 O. C. A. 630.]</p>