The Robert Rickmers

Citations

• 131 F. 638
• 1904 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 224

Syllabus

<p>1. Collision — Anchored Vessels — Dragging Anchor in Gale.</p> <p>Ail anchored schooner held not in fault for a collision with another vessel which dragged anchor and drifted against her at night in a gale, either because lier captain was oil shore, or because she did not hoist sail and attempt to move out of the way, where it appeared that those in charge were competent, and it did not appear that the setting of the sails would not have been as likely to increase as to diminish the danger, and it would have been likely to cause her to drag her own anchor.</p> <p>2. Same.</p> <p>A vessel which came into an open bay in tow of a tug while a high wind was blowing, and anchored for the night in the vicinity of other anchored vessels, and which during the night dragged her anchors and drifted against a schooner anchored, at a distance of half a mile, held, on the evidence, in fault for the collision, either because not equipped with suitable and safe anchors, or because she was not properly anchored; the anchors of all other vessels in the bay, of which there were a number, having held.</p> <p>3. Sams — Improper Place oe Anchorage — Selection by Master op Tug.</p> <p>The fact that the place of anchorage of a sailing vessel during a high wind was selected by the roaster of a tug having her in tow does not relieve her from liability for damage caused to another vessel against which she drifted, having lost one anchor and dragged the other, due to the fact that she was placed so near other vessels that she could not be given sufficient room to swing, or to secure the combined holding power of both her anchors.</p>