American River Trans Co. v. Kavo Kaliakra SS

BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we consider whether the Pennsylvania Rule compels a finding that the presence in navigable water of barges that lacked a permit caused a carrier to allide with the barges. The district court entered judgment in favor of the barge owners, holding that the mere presence of the barges was not the cause of the allision. We affirm.

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On March 30, 1992, the M/V Kavo Kaliakra, a bulk carrier measuring approximately 825 feet and weighing approximately 65,000 tons, fully laden with a cargo of corn, allided with barges fleeted at the Tulane Fleeting Facility on…