The Winfield S. Cahill

Citations

• 130 F. 989
• 1904 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 281

Syllabus

<p>1. Collision — Delaware River — Vessel on Wrong Side or Channel.</p> <p>A vessel passing from Philadelphia down the Delaware river on the left or New Jersey side assumes the risk incident to being on the wrong side of the channel, and is required to exercise extra precautions to avoid, collision with vessels coming up which are rightfully on that side.</p> <p>2. Same — Steam Vessels Meeting — Insufficient Lookout.</p> <p>A tug with a high-bowed barge on her side, which obscured her starboard light, passing down from Philadelphia on the left-hand side of the channel, and the barge, which carried no side-lights, held in fault for a collision with a tug coming up with a tow, on the ground of the want of proper lights, and that they failed to maintain a proper lookout, especially required, since they were on the wrong side of the channel, by reason of which they did not see the approaching tug, nor hear her signals for passing.</p>