National Shipping Co. v. Moran Mid-Atlantic Corp.

OPINION

REBECCA BEACH SMITH, District Judge.

This controversy began on December 1, 1993, when the HARRIET MORAN, a tug owned by Defendant Moran Trade Corporation of Delaware and operated by Defendant Moran Towing of Virginia (Defendants referred to collectively as “Moran”),1 collided with the M/V SAUDI DIRIYAH, a vessel owned and operated by Plaintiff National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (“NSCSA”). As a result of the collision, approximately 9,000 gallons of fuel oil spilled into the Elizabeth River. NSCSA accepted immediate responsibility for the spill and coordinated its cleanup under…