Trinidad Corporation v. SS Sister Katingo

MEMORANDUM

COOPER, District Judge.

On May 22, 1960, libellant’s vessel, the S.S. Lyons Creek, was struck by the S.S. Sister Katingo during the course of the latter’s undocking operation. Trinidad Corporation, owner of the Lyons Creek, sued Nautilus Petroleum Carriers Corporation, the owner of the Sister Katingo, the claim ultimately being settled and the libel dismissed on consent. Nautilus here prosecutes its indemnity claim against Moran Towing & Transportation Company, Inc., the owner of the two tugs assisting the Sister Katingo and the employer of Edward Ericksen, a Moran tugboat captain…