THE "SEATTLE."

(1950) 84 Ll L Rep 194

ADMIRALTY DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Willmer, sitting with Commodore A. S. Mackay and Captain D. Dunn, Elder Brethren of Trinity House.

Collision-Crossing courses-Overtaking- Look-out - Seamanship - Collision between steamship Parthenia and motor vessel Seattle in San Francisco Harbour in broad daylight - Parthenia inward bound to Oakland Inner Harbour; Seattle bound from Oakland Outer Harbour to Oakland Inner Harbour- Seattle sighted by Parthenia on port bow, and Parthenia sighted by Seattle on starboard bow, at distance of about mile and a half - Necessity for Parthenia to starboard, and for Seattle to port, to enter entrance channel- Dispute as to courses prior to and at time of collision-Parthenia's case that Seattle cut across her head when the vessels were manoeuvring to enter channel; Seattle's case that she was already on an up-channel course when Parthenia tried to overtake her- Impact between port bow of Parthenia and starboard side of Seattle-Evidence of signal sounded by Parthenia, indicating that she intended to keep her course and speed-Unexplained sheer to port by Parthenia-No "danger signal" (as provided by local rules) sounded by either vessel-Continuing negligence-U.S. Pilot Rules for Inland Waters-U.S. Rules to prevent Collisions of Vessels (Inland Rules).