Legal Opinion
Cape Fear, Inc. v. Martin
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 1, 2002No. 02-1153PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.
This case arises from the sinking of a clamming vessel off the coast of New Bed-ford, Massachusetts, causing the deaths of two crew members. Appellant, the vessel’s owner, 1 filed a petition in admiralty seeking exoneration or limitation of liability under the Limitation of Liability Act (“the Limitation Act”), 46 U.S.C. app. §§ 181-196. The district court rejected the petition and found that the vessel was unseaworthy, leaving appellant fully exposed to pending damage claims. We affirm.
I. Background
The F/V CAPE FEAR had been on a routine clamming trip out of New…
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