United States v. Tug Otto
District Court, S.D. Texas
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER:
NOEL, District Judge.
This is an action brought by the United States under the Rivers and Harbors Act, 33 U.S.C. § 408,1 to recover damages to Texas City .Channel Lighted Buoy #6 (“Buoy #6”), and for the assessment of a penalty under 33 U.S.C. §§ 411 and 412.2
Initially, the suit was directed against the Alamo Water Transportation Co. in personam and the Tug Otto and Barge Alamo 600 in rem. The in personam action against Alamo Water Transportation Co., owner of said barge and tug, has been severed for later disposition, and the Tug Otto has been dismissed from this…
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