Legal Opinion
National Transport Corp. v. The Tug Abqaiq
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 17, 1968No. 63 AD 337PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COOPER, District Judge.
This libel is brought to recover damages allegedly sustained by libelant’s tanker, the National Defender, as a result of respondent’s negligence during docking operations at the Port of Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia. Jurisdiction of the Court is not disputed.
During the early morning hours of September 3, 1961, the National Defender 1 was being docked at Ras Tanura, a port operated by respondent Arabian American Oil Company, Inc. (hereinafter Aramco).2 Harbor Pilot Smith, employed by Aramco, boarded the tanker at 0030 hours on September 3, 1961. The docking operation was…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Stevens v. the White CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- The AnacondaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1947
- The Clarence P. HowlandCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1926
- Simkins v. R. L. Morrison & SonsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1939
- Geo. W. Rogers Construction Corporation v. Tug Ocean KingDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1965
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3Cited by3 opinions
- National Transport Corp. v. Tug AbqaiqCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- Mid-America Transportation Co. v. National Marine Service, Inc.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1973
- National Transport Corp. v. The Tug AbqaiqCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969