Legal Opinion
Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance v. FLORA MV
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 18, 2001No. 99-30913PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge:
On the evening of April 11, 1997, two vessels collided in the Gulf of Mexico. The chemical tanker M/V FORMOSA SIX (“FORMOSA SIX”) was heading outbound from the mouth of the Mississippi River, going south toward a voluntary fairway system located in an area called the Southwest Pass. The bulk carrier M/V FLORA (“FLORA”) was heading in a northerly direction inbound. Despite the apparent expanses of available water, FLORA managed to strike FORMOSA SIX, damaging both vessels and causing FORMOSA SIX’s liquid chemical cargo, owned by Mitsubishi Corporation, to pour into the…
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