Legal Opinion
Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Inc. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 19, 1968No. 463, Docket 32086PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:
While the United States Coast Guard vessel Tamaroa was being overhauled in a floating drydoek located in Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal, a seaman returning from shore leave late at night, in the condition for which seamen are famed, turned some wheels on the drydoek wall. He thus opened valves that controlled the flooding of the tanks on one side of the drydoek. Soon the ship listed, slid off the blocks and fell against the wall. Parts of the drydoek sank, and the ship partially did — fortunately without loss of life or personal injury. The drydoek ■owner sought and was…
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