Legal Opinion
Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co. v. The S.S. Steel Voyager
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided December 30, 1964No. 3974PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, District Judge:
This libel involves a collision in the Mississippi River at New Orleans on an early foggy morning between an ocean freighter and a river pushboat with tow. At approximately 4:15 a. m. on May 1, 1959, a collision occurred between the tow of the M/V HUGH PARKER and the SS STEEL VOYAGER near the west bank of the Mississippi River in the vicinity of a mooring facility known as Ralph’s Fleet in the New Orleans harbor. As a result of the collision, the Barge WGN-81 and her cargo of steel were sunk and the Barge WGN-85 and the SS STEEL VOYAGER sustained certain hull damage.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Compania De Maderas De Caibarien, S. A. v. The Queenston Heights, Etc., Esso Shipping CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Seaboard Tug & Barge, Inc. v. Rederi Ab/disaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1954
- Avondale Marine Ways, Inc. v. the Crescent CitiesDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1960
- The Dixie SwordDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1944
3Cited by5 opinions
- Allied Chemical Corporation v. Hess Tankship Company of Delaware, Amerada Hess Corporation, Defendants-Appellees-Cross American Hull Syndicate, Defendants-Third Party v. Allied Towing Corporation as Owner of the Tug Socrates, Third Party Defendants-Appellants-Cross v. Defelice Towing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Allied Chemical Corp. v. Hess Tankship Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Liner v. Crewboat Mr. LuckyDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1967
- Allied Chemical Corp. v. Hess Tankship Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1979
- Isthmian Lines, Inc., of the S.S. Steel Voyager and United States of America v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966