Legal Opinion
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad v. the Ship Fernview
District Court, D. Maine
Decided August 10, 1978No. Civ. 74-46-ND, 76-77-NDPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DIRECTION FOR • ENTRY OF JUDGMENT
GIGNOUX, District Judge.
These two consolidated actions arise out of a collision which occurred at 0735 on the morning of August 21, 1974, when the dry cargo vessel FERNVIEW while attempting to dock at the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company (“BAR”) pier at Searsport, Maine collided with the south end of the pier causing considerable damage to the pier. The collision occurred under conditions of reduced visibility and heavy fog. BAR has brought an action in rem against the FERNVIEW (Civil No. 74-46-ND) and an action in…
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