Hunley v. Ace Maritime Corporation (The Eastern Grace) - U.S. Court of Appeals (9th Circuit) (Goodwin, Nelson & Leavy C.JJ.) - 6 March 1991

Collision action - Colliding and sinking Vessels equally at fault - Whether owners of sinking vessel entitled to additional damages for colliding vessel’s failure to stand by

At 6:10 a.m. on 10 May 1985 the vessels Tryend and Eastern Grace collided on the high seas. The Tryend , a fishing vessel, drifted without power, without a lookout, and without displaying a not-under-command signal in a commercial shipping lane. The Eastern Grace posted two men to early morning bridge watch. They did not speak English. Their radio was tuned to the emergency channel, and although the Eastern Grace maintained operable radar equipment, it was not in use. Weather conditions were good and visibility was at least 10 miles.