The Selja and the Beaver Are Both to Blame (1910)

The Pacific Marine Review in June, 1912 reported the following: “During the course of the trial, the “Beaver” admitted that she was partly at fault in not having stopped as the regulations provide, but maintained that the “Selja” was also improperly navigated and was also at fault. During the course of the trial it was brought out that while the “Selja” was being run at a moderate speed, yet her engines were not stopped until the instant before the collision, and the court held that this was in violation of Article 16 of the Rules of the Road, and held her equally to blame.”  Ship Name: Selja  Year Built: 1907 Ship Type: Steam Freight Ship  Nationality: Norwegian  Tonnage: 4459 Year Wrecked: 1910 Location Wrecked: Off the coast of Point Reyes, California  Reason For Wreck: Collision in Fog With the Beaver  Lives Lost: 2 Sources:  https://newspaperarchive.com/portland-morning-oregonian-sep-06-1911-p-14/ https://newspaperarchive.com/portland-morning-oregonian-jun-28-1910-p-18/ https://newspaperarchive.com/los-angeles-herald-nov-23-1910-p-1/ https://newspaperarchive.com/san-francisco-call-nov-26-1910-p-18/ https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SPDN19101123.2.3&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- https://www.timetableimages.com/maritime/images/sfpscb.htm https://nmsfarallones.blob.core.windows.net/farallones-prod/media/archive/heritage/pdf/SELJA_Fact_Sheet.pdf https://books.google.com/books?id=M-aZDMSnQcAC&pg=RA2-PA24&dq=selja+and+the+beaver+collision+newspaper&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjk9YmD3ZKDAxWCj4kEHYUrCuQQ6AF6BAgMEAI#v=onepage&q=selja%20and%20the%20beaver%20collision%20newspaper&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=qLQKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA137&dq=selja+and+the+beaver+collision&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi-h_6j3ZKDAxWPjYkEHcJYDu4Q6AF6BAgFEAI#v=onepage&q=selja%20and%20the%20beaver%20collision&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=EAtQAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA7-PA26&dq=selja+and+the+beaver+collision&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi-h_6j3ZKDAxWPjYkEHcJYDu4Q6AF6BAgHEAI#v=onepage&q=selja%20and%20beaver%20collision&f=false https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_For_the_Ninth_Circuit_%28IA_govuscourtsca9briefs0857%29.pdf https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/243/291/ https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1910-11-23/ed-1/seq-1/