Legal Opinion
United States v. Nassau Marine Corp., Central Marine Service and Canal Barge Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 19, 1985No. 84-3551PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
The owners 1 of a sunken barge appeal from a judgment holding them responsible for removing the wreck under the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, ch. 425, 30 Stat. 1152 (codified as amended at 33 U.S.C. §§ 401 et seq.). We affirm the judgment of the district court.
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The M/V CLARKE BERRY left Pensacola, Florida for Port Sulphur, Louisiana on the morning of March 23, 1979. It was pushing a single barge, the CBC-21, loaded with about 2,500 tons of molten sulphur. At about eight o’clock that evening, tow boat and barge were heading due west across lower Mobile Bay in fair…
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