Deutsche Shell Tanker Gesellschaft Mbh, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Placid Refining Company, Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant

POLITZ, Chief Judge:

This case involves a general average claim arising from the grounding of the tanker DIALA in the Mississippi River. Deutsche Shell Tanker-Gesellschaft mbH, the vessel owner, appeals the judgment in favor of the cargo owner, Placid Refining Company. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

Background

In 1983 Deutsche Shell contracted to deliver a shipment of crude to Placid’s refinery in Port Allen, Louisiana. The crude was transported by the tanker DIALA which departed Sullom Voe, Scotland on May 21, 1983. The Atlantic crossing was uneventful. Upon reaching the Mississippi…