Legal Opinion
Paco Tankers, Inc. v. The Rodas
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 29, 1948No. Nos. 133-308, 138-221PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
RIFKIND, District Judge.
These cross libels arose out of a collision between S. S. Charles Kurz and S. S. Rodas in the sea off Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela, at 1:45 a. m. on November 7, 1942.
It was a clear, dark, moonless, tropical night. The sea was unruffled. Both the Charles Kurz and the Rodas had, on November 6th, taken on cargoes of oil and at midnight had received their signals to take their places in an eight ship convoy, e.scorted by a Dutch man-of-war, the Queen Wilhelmina, and commodored by the armed Rebecca.
The convoy was to be formed of three columns abreast, two ships in the port…
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