Legal Opinion
Thanh Long Partnership v. Highlands Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 16, 1994No. 94-40021PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
This insurance dispute arises from the ill-fated and final voyage of the MTV BIG TOM, a Florida-style double rig shrimp trawler which sank in the Gulf of Mexico at Vermillion Block 122-A. Thanh Long Partnership (Thanh Long), the vessel owner, sued Highlands Insurance Company (Highlands), its maritime hull insurer, claiming that the BIG TOM was lost due to the master’s operational negligence, which is a covered peril under the Inchmaree Clause of the policy. Highlands denied coverage, claiming alternatively that (1) the vessel was intentionally scuttled; (2) the owners…
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