Beach Salvage Corp. of Florida v. the Shrimp Boats Cap't. Tom

SIMPSON, Chief Judge.

THIS CAUSE coming on for hearing upon the Amended Libel and Answer thereto, Counter Claim against the Libel-ant and Answers thereto, Intervening Libel and Answers thereto, and testimony having been taken before the Court without a jury, the Court makes the following findings of fact:

That the Shrimp Boats “CAP’T. TOM” and “TOM R. JR.”, while proceeding from Charleston, South Carolina, to St. Augustine, Florida, went ashore on the beach approximately one-half mile South of Ponte Vedra Innlet at approximately 5:00 A.M. in the morning of November 27, 1960, which was two hours…