Legal Opinion
Armstrong v. Chambers & Kennedy
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided March 7, 1972No. Civ. A. 70-H-1171PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum and Order:
SINGLETON, District Judge.
Late in the afternoon of May 28, 1970, explosions and fire occurred on the Chambers & Kennedy (C & K) Offshore Oil Platform, an unmanned collection platform for oil wells in Block 189-L, located 12 miles southeast of Galveston, Texas. The holocaust that ensued resulted in the death of five workmen, one supervisor, and three crew members of the standby boat, M/V CARRYBACK, which was moored below the platform. Six other platform workers were hospitalized. The burning vessel was retrieved, but the damage it sustained rendered it beyond repair. All…
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3Cited by10 opinions
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