HUTCHESON, District Judge.
On April 4, 1941, the steamer "Chilbar" was proceeding downstream in the James River, approaching a bend of approximately 80 degrees, at the lower end of Kingsland Reach, and the tug "E. V. McCaulley," proceeding upstream with a tow, was approaching the bend. The weather was good, with a southeasterly wind of approximately 13 miles per hour and the tide was ebbing, with a velocity of approximately 0.6 knot.
The "Chilbar" is an oil...
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