Legal Opinion
Fondow v. United States
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 28, 2000No. CIV. A. 98-10251-PBS, 98-11814-PBSPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SARIS, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
On September 5, 1996, on a tranquil morning at 5:15 a.m., a barge being towed by a tugboat collided with a tuna boat, the F/V HEATHER LYNNE II. The boat capsized, trapping three crew members inside the turtled hull in an air bubble for almost two hours. In a race against time, the United States Coast Guard and several valiant individuals unsuccessfully attempted to rescue them. They drowned just as divers were arriving on the scene to extricate them.
Invoking the Court’s admiralty and maritime jurisdiction pursuant to the Suits in…
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