Legal Opinion
Continental Grain Co. v. Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided January 11, 1991No. Civ. No. 88-0001 GGPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GIERBOLINI, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
On January 14, 1987, the M/V ALBAT-ROS (the “ALBATROS”) encountered rough weather twenty miles off the island of Dominique. Due to winds of thirty to forty knots and choppy seas, the merchandise in the cargo hold of the ALBATROS which had been improperly stowed shifted to port, forcing the vessel to take a list to port which increased until the crew abandoned it, and the ALBATROS capsized and sank. Continental Grain Company (“Continental”), the charterer and owner of the lost merchandise, Molinos Nacionales, Inc. (“Molinos”)1, the sellers and…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Continental Grain Company v. Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- JJ Water Works, Inc. v. San Juan Towing & Marine Services, Inc.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2014