THE "EASTWOOD."

(1943) 75 Ll L Rep 91

ADMIRALTY DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Bucknill, sitting with Captain W. E. Crumplin, Elder Brother of Trinity House.

Salvage-Tug maintained for salvage services -Defendants' steamship Eastwood, damaged and unable to use her engines, stranded on sands off entrance to Wash- Stranding of vessel while in tow of tug Arcadia-Arcadia unable to render further assistance owing to tow rope being foul of propeller-Unsuccessful attempts by other vessels to tow vessel off-Eastwood towed off by plaintiffs' tug Scotsman and taken to Immingham-Danger of breaking up- Scotsman in permanent readiness, with steam up, to assist vessels in distress- Salved values: £5000-Award: £2000.