States Marine Corporation of Delaware, a Corporation v. Victory Carriers, Inc., a Corporation, and Shipowners & Merchants Towboat Co., Ltd., a Corporation, of the Tug, Sea Scout, Shipowners & Merchants Towboat Co., Ltd. v. Victory Carriers, Inc., a Corporation

272 F.2d 463 STATES MARINE CORPORATION OF DELAWARE, a Corporation, Appellant, v. VICTORY CARRIERS, INC., a Corporation, and Shipowners & Merchants Towboat Co., Ltd., a Corporation, Claimant of THE Tug, SEA SCOUT, Appellees. SHIPOWNERS & MERCHANTS TOWBOAT CO., Ltd., Appellant, v. VICTORY CARRIERS, INC., a Corporation, Appellee. No. 16104. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. Oct. 22, 1959, Rehearing Denied Dec. 17, 1959. Graham, James & Rolph, Francis L. Tetreault, San Francisco, Cal., for States Marine Corp. Derby, Cook, Quinby & Tweedt, James A. Quinby, San Francisco, Cal., for Shipowners & Merchants. McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, Russell A. Mackey, Norman B. Richards, San Francisco, Cal., for appellees. Before MATHEWS, POPE and JERTBERG, Circuit Judges. POPE, Circuit Judge. 1 Victory Carriers, Inc., owner of the vessel Lewis Emery, Jr., filed a libel against the tug, Sea Scout, and the latter's owner and operator, Shipowners and Merchants Towboat Co., Ltd., claiming collision damages caused by the alleged fault of the Sea Scout and the employees of the Towboat Co., including the tug master who served as pilot on the trip. 2 The tug owners,…