Legal Opinion
Claim of Gypsum Carrier v. Union Camp Corp.
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided February 12, 1979No. Civ. A. 2798PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LAWRENCE, Senior District Judge.
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
I
Background of Litigation
In threatening weather, unfavorable tide and with a tornado watch in effect for the immediate area, the 580 foot Pacific Carrier headed out to sea on the night of April 23, 1971. Shortly after she was undocked a very heavy rainfall commenced. About one mile from where the vessel had undocked she collided with the Seaboard Coastline Railroad Company bridge spanning the Savannah River nearly opposite the Union Camp Corporation. The Pacific Carrier completely missed the channel opening in the…
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