Legal Opinion
Allied Chemical Corp. v. Hess Tankship Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided June 19, 1979No. Civ. A. 73-2020, 73-343, 74-186, 74-304, 74-1274 and 74-2186PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
EDWARD J. BOYLE, Sr., District Judge:
On the morning of February 1, 1973, the SS HESS REFINER and a barge in the tow of the tug SOCRATES collided in the Mississippi River in Southwest Pass. Minutes following impact between the bow of the vessel and the starboard side of the barge near its stern, the skin of the HESS REFINER on the starboard side aft was pierced below the water line by a submerged metal object which entered the vessel causing flooding of an oil bunker tank and the lower engine room.
This accident has given rise to the usual claims by and between the vessels…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- United States v. Reliable Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- The "Atlas."Supreme Court of the United States · 1876
- The ChattahoocheeSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Olympic Towing Corporation v. Nebel Towing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Allied Chemical Corp. v. Hess Tankship Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Harbor Tug & Barge, Inc., a Corporation v. Belcher Towing Company, Belcher Towing Company, Third Party v. Carl N. Brown, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- In Re the Complaint of SheenDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1989