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 MIECOVICH V. BARK STAB OP SOOTIA. 585 �The lookout testified that the first light he saw was a green light on the starboard bow, about a point on the starboard bow; that he saw it just at the moment the mate hailed him. Upon the red light changihg to green the mate gave no new order to the wheelsman, and the ahip continued to pay off under the port or hard a-port wheol, and while this was being done the green light passed across the bow, from star- board to port. While there is considerable confusion in the testimony as to how much the green light broadened on the port bow, there is no doubt that it passed over to the port bow with the porting of the vessel. Then, with the pay- ing off of the vessel to starboard, the green light again ehanged to red. Thus far there is a substantial agreement of the witnesses on the Star of Scotia. The mate does not expressly say that the green light crossed to the port side, but he says the green ehanged to red, and that the second time the red appeared it was on the port bow. The lookout saw it first on the starboard bow, and he testifies that the red light of the same vessel appeared on the port bow, about two points, as they were paying off to starboard. The man at the wheel did not notice anything till he got his wheel over. After that he saw the red light on the port bow. The seaman amidships took no notice till a little while after, hearing the mate hail the lookout. Thed-he looked and saw the green light nearly ahead on the port bow. He f ollowed it till it ehanged to red. One of the apprentices testified that he first saw the green light on the starboard bow; it was crossing over to the other side. He saw it again on the port bow, and after that he saw the red light on the port bow. The other apprentie» was in thehouse eating when he heard the mate hail the lookout. He put his head out and saw a green light on the starboard bow; then he went back into the bouse, and did not look out again till the alarm was made that immediately preceded the collision. �It is urged, on the part of the libellants, that the testimony of the second mate that he first saw a red light on his star- board bow before sceing the green light, is discredited by the circumstance that no other person on the Star of Scotia saW ����