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channel. Why did, not she avoid collision? It would look as though she might have by the, effect of full astern engines on her head, but her tug at the last got into a fright, and crossed her bows rapidly from starboard to port, and put a weight on the the recess as part of the navig-her heading a few degrees. That tows, which admittedly altered able channel. No doubt ships lay might have contributed. there when waiting for coal; one Lordship could not see that the ship was in the recess, but about tug was to blame for it. She 50 feet had to be taken off on was in alarm for her own safety. that side; on the other side some As to the speeds, the court had no thing less, because of the slope of evidence in detail, but he gather- the bank. In that channel, which ed from the damage that it was was a channel of about 250 feet slight; indeed, he was able, after round wide, the collision happenes, and examination of the engineers' about 5,000 tons, the "City of he thought, having heard all the logs, to decide, as to both ships, Durham," of Liverpool, and the evidence and making the best that the joint speed was very "Coelleda," of the United States judgment he could of it, it hap slight. He did not think he need Shipping Board, met in the canal pened just about the centre. of

say more. It was said, and he Ellesmere Port--and either, the channel.

thought with some truth, against in the Admiralty Court, blamed

the defendants' ship, that it was keeping on her own side.

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it was a question how they got some said on the east side, and he They need not have met there. there, how long they had been had no really definite evidence Each knew that the other was there, why they stayed there, and, for the plaintiffs except an estim- either going up or coming down, indeed, whether in fact they were ate of the steeraman, who said and cach knew that the proper he thought his starboard side place to pass was in the wide there.

The owners of the "City of was 120 feet out from the wall of water at Ellesmere Port, and the Durham" brought the action, and the coal tip. That would put him "Coelleda" heard the up-coming the U.S. Shipping Board counter- little on the west side, his pro signal of the City of Durham claimed. The "City of Durham" per side. It would even put the when she was right at the head, was going up, having come in port side of his ship just about or the other end, of the port. If from New York; the "Coelleda'

inside the line and put his ship on she had chosen she could so have was coming down, and either had her own starboard side of the reduced her speed as to make it channel. But the court had real- certain that they should meet a tug before and behind, and aly no evidence trust worthy from well up in the reach, and not at a canal pilot.

the plaintiffs on this matter, point where it would not be so Mr. Dunlop. K.C., Mr. R. H. Balloch and Mr. Sanford Cole and on this matter, going by the easy for them. She might easily evidence as a whole, he had have arranged that. If the were for the plaintiffs, instructed

excused herself by come to the conclusion that the "Coelleda" by Messrs. Hill, Dickinson & Co., collision happened about the mid- saying "I did not see the other be- Liverpool, and Mr. E. Aylmer dle of the navigable channel cause the visibility was only half Digby, K.C., and Mr. B. B: Sten- When two ships were in a navig. a mile," having heard her there ham were for the defendants, in-able channel and were in collision, was perhaps the more reason, structed by Messrs. Batesons and both in the centre of the channel, visibility being so small, why she Co., Liverpool.

In the course of his judgment, one had to ask oneself how that should begin to take off her way Mr. Justice Hill observed that came about and whether either at once, so that she should not get both ships involved in this colli- could excuse herself. He should down to the lower end of the port add, to make his reason clear, until the other ship had passed. sion were big ships. The "City of that why he could not accept the He thought that was unfortunate, Durham," of Liverpool, was 5,356 tons gross, 427 feet long and 51 defendants' evidence that they but he did not think he ought on feet beam, laden, drawing 24 feet were on their own starboard side that account to vary the blame. of the channel was that, as he He found both vessels to blame aft; and the "Coelleda" was read nearly all their evidence, the for the collision, and did not see 4,986 tons gross, 390 feet long "City of Durham" was seen when sufficient reason for distinguish- and 54 feet beam. She was part the Coelleda" was in mid-chan-ing-the proportions of blame be laden, drawing 17 feet 10 inches aft, but considerably less forward. nel, and she was seen ahead, that tween them.

the collision happened when the The collision was in the Manches-"City of Durham" was in mid- ter Ship Canal, not in one of the channel, and it happened with the DURBAN, DELAGGA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND narrow sections of the straight two ships in line; it followed ne-

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cessarily that the collision was in ed out at Ellesmere Port, and the mid-channel, as he could not find, ships had a good deal more water on behalf of the plaintiffs, that Tokio" sailed from Singapore on The Bank Line. E.. "City of in which to manoeuvre than when

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narrow parts; at least double. It vond the mid-channel mark. They morrow-at-about-7- was in the neighbourhood of the were in collision, end on, in the The P. & 0. 5.8. "Santhia" will coal tip, towards the lower end of centre of a channel which was leave Amoy for this port to-morrow

wide enough for them to pass port afternoon and the north wall. The plaintiff's

ie dae here day witnesses put it 120 feet below to port. It seemed to him that no lafter to-morrow. and the defendants 120 feet There was the fact. One going Canada" arrived at Manila yester- further investigation was needed. The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress of above; finally Mr. Digby put in the pilot's report from the other up, the other down, they should day at 7 a.m., leaves Manila to

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There was this only to be said, Hong Kong on June 11 at 6 am. ship-abreast of the coal-tip. His that the plaintiffs' evidence that

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