Towage service
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
In admiralty law. A service rendered to a vessel, by towing, for the mere purpose of expediting her voyage, without reference to any circumstances of danger. It is confined to vessels that have'received no injury or damage.
The Reward, 1 W. Rob. 177; The Athenian (D. Ct) 3 Fed. 249; McConnochin v. Kerr (D. Ct) 9 Fed. 53; The Plymouth Rock (D. C.) 9 Fed. 416.