King Fisher Marine Service, Inc. v. Petroleos Mexicanos, Owner, Ss Presidente Carranza, Her Engines, Tackle, Etc.

INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:

Petróleos Mexicanos, a governmental corporation wholly owned by the United States of Mexico and owner of the SS Presidente Carranza, a bulk tanker 547 feet by 70 feet, with a loaded draft of 31 feet, appeals from a judgment finding it solely at fault for the collision between its ship and the Leonard Fisher, a dredge owned by appellee King Fisher Marine Service, Inc., 120 feet by 34 feet, with a draft of 8 feet. The appellant asserts that the trial judge’s findings of fact are clearly erroneous, and that his assessment of damages in the amount of $185,598.53 with…