Legal Opinion
In Re Complaint of Barracuda Tanker Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 1, 1968No. 67 Civ. 3621PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
METZNER, District Judge.
This proceeding arises in the aftermath of the much-publicized stranding and sinking of the tanker Torrey Canyon off the southwest coast of England in March 1967. The tanker had departed from the Persian Gulf, bound for Milford Haven, Wales, with a cargo of 119,-328 tons of crude oil. The stranded ship was eventually bombed and sunk by the Royal Air Force, causing the complete loss of both ship and cargo, but not before a substantial amount of crude oil had been discharged from her ruptured tanks into the waters of the Atlantic. The resulting pollution and damage to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Coryell v. PhippsSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Standard Oil Co. of NJ v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
- La BourgogneSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Admiral Towing Company, a Corporation and Walter B. Martinson v. Theo Woolen and Dorothy E. ConeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- In Re Complaint for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability of Shell Oil Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1991
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- In re the Complaint of Lady Jane, Inc.District Court, M.D. Florida · 1992
- Complaint of Geophysical Service, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1984
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