The Bremen

Citations

• 111 F. 228
• 1901 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 75

Syllabus

<p>L Salvage—Cake of Property by Salvors.</p> <p>Salvors are responsible for the reasonable care of the property which they have in charge, both as respects damage to the property itself and the infliction of damage on other property.</p> <p>2. Same—Salvors’ Negligence—Forfeiture of Right^to Compensation.</p> <p>Where tugs, having taken a burning ship from her dock, which was on fire, with plenty of room, and, without excuse, beached her in such close proximity to another which has been previously beached that the fire on the latter was renewed, after having been practically extinguished, and so as to impede the work around both ships, and delay the final extinguishment of the fire, causing increased damage to the owners to an amount exceeding any reasonable salvage award for their services, they forfeited by their negligence their right to any award.</p> <p>8. Same—Compensation—Character of Services.</p> <p>Where tugs made no effort to take a burning ship from her slip when the dock was on fire, but passed her by and went to the aid of another vessel, which at that time did not need their services, and gave her assistance only after she had been brought out by others, while entitled to compensation, their services were not of a high order of merit.</p> <p>4 Same—Awards for Services Rendered to Burning Ships.</p> <p>The salvage services rendered by various tugs to the burning steamships Bremen and Main, which took fire from the burning of their dock at Hoboken, in rescuing seamen, towing the ships to where they could be beached, and in putting out the fire, considered, and awards made therefor.</p> <p>6. Same—False Claims—Forfeiture of Award.</p> <p>Where an officer of a vessel makes false claims as to the extent of salvage services rendered, and supports the same by his testimony, he will be excluded from any share in the award made for such services.</p>