The Virginia Jackson

Citations

• 130 F. 221
• 1904 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 249

Syllabus

<p>1. Collision — Tow and Crossing Tug — Violation of Rules.</p> <p>A tug on tlie way from a pier in North river to New Jersey in the evening, with four coal barges in tow on one side, and two on the other, held in fault for a collision between another tug on a crossing course and the starboard barge, on the ground that, having the other tug on her right hand, it was her duty to keep out of the way, whereas she allowed herself to drift with the tide across the other’s course. The failure of the other tug to see the lights of the tow, or of the barge to carry proper lights, were neither of them faults contributing to the collision, since it was the duty of such tug to keep her course and speed, which she did until in extremis.</p>