Legal Opinion
Gonzalo Sosa v. M/v Lago Izabal, Her Engines, Etc. And Tracey Navigation Co., Ltd., Tracey Navigation Co., Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 19, 1984No. 83-2199PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Gonzalo Sosa, a Mexican seaman, brought this action against his employer, Tracey Navigation Co. (“Tracey”), and its vessel, the M/Y LAGO IZABAL, for damages allegedly sustained as a result of the unseaworthiness of the defendant vessel. Tracey appeals from the district court’s finding of unseaworthiness and award of substantial damages.
On January 21, 1980, the engine of the M/V LAGO IZABAL exploded as the ship attempted to dock at the Adams Terminal in Houston. Sosa, who was in the engine room at the time of the explosion, was covered with burning diesel fuel. As…
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