Transorient Navigators Co. v. The M/S Southwind

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

INTRODUCTION:

The M/S SOUTHWIND [SOUTHWIND] and its owner appeal the district court’s determination that the SOUTHWIND was entirely to blame in a collision with the M/V ASTROS [ASTROS] in the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet [MR-GO]. We conclude that the district court clearly erred in finding that the United States Army Corps of Engineers [Corps] did not share liability for the collision. The Corps breached its duty to publish information which, if available, would have enabled the pilot of the SOUTHWIND to avoid the collision. This failure was a proximate cause of the…