Legal Opinion
United States v. S.S. Soya Atlantic
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 13, 1964No. 8947PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judge.
We affirm the District Court’s exculpation of the SS Soya Atlantic and its holding that the ship collision was the sole fault of the USS Darby, which miserably failed to heed its obligations as the burdened vessel. The two ships collided in clear, calm weather early one night in March 1960 shortly after the Soya Atlantic had left the mouth of Chesapeake Bay and had started her sea voyage south to Venezuela and as the inbound Darby was returning to her base at Little Creek, Virginia.
The Swedish owned Soya Atlantic is a combined tanker and ore carrier 596 feet long and…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- The City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- The Victory & the PlymothianSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- The DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Postal SS Corp. v. El IsleoSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- United States v. Paducah Towing Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
- John M, Pinto v. The M/s Fernwood, Etc., John M. Pinto v. The M/s Fernwood, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- Clara M. Whorton v. T. A. Loving and CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
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