Legal Opinion
Tug Ocean Queen, Inc. v. Tanker Four Lakes
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 12, 1974No. 69 Civ. 4009, 70 Civ. 754PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOTLEY, District Judge.
Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
On the afternoon of March 12, 1969, the tanker Four Lakes and the tug Ocean Queen, which was towing an oil barge, collided in the East River. As a result of the collision, the master of the Ocean Queen drowned and four of the tug’s crew members sustained injuries. The tanker Four Lakes was damaged and the Ocean Queen sank.
Plaintiffs Tug Ocean Queen, Inc., the tug’s owner, and Red Star Towing and Transportation Company, the tug’s charterer, seek exoneration or limitation from liability. They also seek damages from defendants Tanker…
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