Legal Opinion
Afran Transport Co. v. The Bergechief
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 26, 1960No. Nos. 129, 130, Docket 25600, 25601PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEDINA, Circuit Judge.
At 8:31 a. m. on May 24, 1955, on the tail end of the flood tide going into Portland, Maine, and less than a mile west of the Portland light vessel, two tankers collided in a dense fog, with visibility zero. The trial judge found both vessels to blame and his opinion and ■findings are reported at 170 F.Supp. 893.
The larger of the two vessels was the •single screw Steam Tanker Burgan, 624' 10" long with a beam of 84' 5", of 17,-905 gross tons. She was light and outbound for Venezuela in ballast. The Motor Tanker Bergechief, also a single screw vessel, had an overall…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- The Tj HooperCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
- British Transport Commission v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States v. the Australia StarCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Pennsylvania R. Co. v. Erie R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Anthony v. International Paper Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1961
- Reading Company v. Pope & Talbot, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1961
- SKIBS A/S SILJESTAD v. S/S Mathew LuckenbachDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1963
- Complaint of B.F.T. No. Two Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
- Farrell Lines, Incorporated v. BirkensteinDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1962
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