Givens v. M/V CALYPSO

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

BEEKS, Senior District Judge.

Plaintiff brings this action to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained on April 22, 1979, while employed as a member of the crew of the M/V CALYPSO, a commercial fishing vessel owned by defendants. At the time of the occurrence which gives rise to this lawsuit, the vessel was engaged in fishing for tanner crab in the vicinity of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. The gravamen of the action is the alleged negligence of the defendants and the unseaworthiness of the vessel. Trial on said issues of liability was had before this court on…