Legal Opinion
Olympia Sauna Compania Naviera, S.A. v. United States
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided April 14, 1987No. Civ. 80-699 LEPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEAVY, Circuit Judge, Sitting by Designation:
I. Introduction
The plaintiff, Olympia Sauna Compania Naviera, S.A. (Olympia Sauna), as owner of the M/V Ypatia Halcoussi, brought this action against the United States. Olympia Sauna claimed the United States Coast Guard negligently mispositioned Buoy No. 4 marking Warrior Rock Reef in the Columbia River, causing the Ypatia Halcoussi to run aground on the reef.
On September 11, 1984, following a trial to the court, I issued an opinion and order holding that the Coast Guard’s negligent maintenance of the buoy was the proximate and sole cause of the…
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