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 she soots oreys v. th£ santuoo db otiba.. 86d �Thb Scots Gbets ». The Santiago de Cuba.* The Santiago de Cuba v. Thb Scots Geeys. {District Court, E. D. Pennsyhania. January 4, 1881.) �1. Admieai/tt — CioLLisioN — MBBTiNa OF Vbssem in Nakrow Ceah- �NBii— DuTT Arising fkom SPECIAL CiECTJMSTANCEs. — Two steam- ships approached each other oa the same side of a narrow, curvinsf cbannel, across which a flood-tide was sweeping. One was deeply laden, and coming with the tide ; the other, light, and stemming the tide. At the point -where it seemed probable that they would meet they could not pass without danger. Held, that it was the duty of the light vcasel to have elowed down until the other had passed the dangerous point, and that not having done so she was responsible for the damages caused by a collision. �2. Samb— iNAPPUCABiLinr OF ObdinÀrt Rui/E8 dp Navigation. — The �ordinary rules of navigation applicable to places aflording ample sea-room are not applicable under such oircumstances as existed in this case. �In Admiralty. �These were a libel and eross-libel, filed, respectively, by the steamships Scots Greys and Santiago de Cuba, to recover damages for a collision between the two vessels in the Dela- ware river. The collision occurred at or near a buoy which marks the eastern extremity of Horseshoe shoal. This shoal is a sandbar, somewhat resembling in shape a horseshoe, with both heels on the western or Pennsylvania shore, and the toe extending ont into the river to within a short distance of the eastern or New Jersey shore, the channel curving around its eastern extremity. The collision occurred about noon, with a flood-tide and north-west wind. The Scots Greys was coming up the river, deeply laden, and the Santiago de Cuba was going down light. Both vessels were approach- ing the Horseshoe buoy, the Scots Greys being the nearest to it. The Santiago de Cuba blew one whistle to indicate to the Scots Greys her desire to pass to the westward, and ported her helm. This signal was not heard on, nor answered by» the Scots Greys. As the vessels continued to approach, the Santiago de Cuba again blew one whistle, which was neither �*Reported by Frank P. Prichard, Esq., of the Philadelphie bar. v.5,no.4. — 2i ����