Legal Opinion
McPherson v. Steamship South African Pioneer
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided January 11, 1971No. 8305PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.
By an amended libel it is alleged that during the early morning hours of April 10, 1961 1 a collision occurred between the SOUTH AFRICAN PIONEER and the fishing trawler POWHATAN, as a result of which the POWHATAN was cut in two and sank. Only the master of the POWHATAN survived. The entire crew, including Gordon Chester McPherson (referred to herein as Chet), was apparently drowned. The collision took place approximately thirty-five (35) miles southeast of Cape May, New Jersey, under visibility conditions which were apparently restricted by reason of…
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