Legal Opinion
In Re the Complaint of American Export Lines, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 22, 1985No. 73 Civ. 2507 (CHT)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TENNEY, District Judge.
Shortly after midnight on June 2, 1973, the container vessel SEA WITCH, owned by American Export Lines, Inc. (“AEIL”), 1 was proceeding out of New York Harbor at full maneuvering speed when she lost control of her steering and veered to starboard, colliding after some four minutes or more, at substantially full speed, with the tanker ESSO BRUSSELS anchored in the federal anchorage off Stapleton, Staten Island, New York. Both vessels burst into flames; sixteen men, including the masters of both vessels, lost their lives, and many more were injured. Property damage…
2Cases cited78 opinions
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Silivanch v. Celebrity Cruises, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2001
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