Legal Opinion
Barber Lines A/s v. M/v Donau Maru
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 14, 1985No. 84-1851PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
In December 1979 the ship Donau Maru spilled fuel oil into Boston Harbor. The spill prevented a different ship, the Tamara, from docking at a nearby berth. The Tamara had to discharge her cargo at another pier. In doing so, she incurred significant extra labor, fuel, transport and docking costs. The Tamara, her owners, and her charterers sued the Donau Maru and her owners in admiralty. Insofar as is here relevant, they claimed negligence and sought recovery of the extra expenses as damages. The district court denied recovery on the basis of the pleadings, citing as…
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