Legal Opinion
Iron Ore Transport Co. v. Steam Vessel Flying Foam
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided September 16, 1971No. Civ. A. 6219PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.
This controversy involves a collision between the RUTH LAKE, owned and operated by Iron Ore Transport Co., Ltd., and the FLYING FOAM, owned and operated by American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc., which occurred on May 7, 1967, at approximately 0246 E. D.S.T. in the international waters off the coast of Virginia. The RUTH LAKE departed Baltimore in ballast on the afternoon of May 6, 1967, bound for Charleston, South Carolina. She had picked up a Chesapeake Bay pilot who left the vessel at approximately 0203 on May 7, 1967, at the pilot ship. She…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- The City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- The Victory & the PlymothianSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- British Transport Commission v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Gertrude Parker, Inc. v. AbramsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Iron Ore Transport Co. v. The Steam Vessel Flying FoamCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Iron Ore Transport Co., Ltd., as Owner of the Steam Vessel Ruth Lake v. The Steam Vessel Flying Foam, Her Engines, Boilers, Tackle, Apparel, Etc., and American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc., Iron Ore Transport Co., Ltd., as Owner of the Steam Vessel Ruth Lake v. The Steam Vessel Flying Foam, Her Engines, Boilers, Tackle, Apparel, Etc., and American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972