Wilbur-Ellis Co. v. The M/V Captayannis S

OPINION

BEEKS, District Judge.

Plaintiff, consignee of a cargo of fish meal, seeks to establish liability of the Greek cargo motor vessel CAPTAYANNIS “S” (Vessel) and Sarantex Shipping Company, a Panamanian corporation (Owner), for cargo damage/loss and other expenses arising out of the grounding and constructive total loss of Vessel on Clatsop Spit at the mouth of the Columbia River.1

Defendants A. H. Basse A/S of Copenhagen and Norsildmel of Bergen, time and voyage charterers, respectively, of Vessel, have been dismissed from this action.

To establish liability plaintiff contends Vessel was…