THE LAW OF THE SEA

A MANUAL OF THE PRINCIPLES OF ADMIRALTY LAW FOR STUDENTS, MARINERS, AND SHIP OPERATORS

BY

GEORGE L. CANFIELD OF THE MICHIGAN BAR

AND

GEORGE W. DALZELL OF THE BAR OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

WITH A SUMMARY OF THE NAVIGATION LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES

BY

JASPER YEATES BRINTON

D. APPLETON & COMPANY NEW YORK LONDON 1921

COPYRIGHT, 1921, BY D. APPLETON AND COMPANY

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA