Legal Opinion
In re Trawler Snoopy, Inc.
District Court, D. Maine
Decided May 22, 1967No. 249PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER OF THE COURT
GIGNOUX, District Judge.
On July 23, 1965 the F/V SNOOPY, while dragging for scallops off the coast of North Carolina, caught a torpedo in her port drag, exploded and sank. As a result of the explosion and sinking, eight •members of her crew, including the captain, died, and the four surviving crew members sustained personal injuries. In the present proceeding, petitioner, the owner of the SNOOPY, seeks exoneration from liability or, in the alternative, limitation of liability under 46 U.S.C. §§ 183-188 (1964) (Limitation of Shipowner’s Liability Act),1 and the…
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- China Union Lines, Ltd., Mitsubishi International Corporation, Lan Jing-Chau, Armement Deppe, S.A. v. A. O. Andersen & Co., American Cyanamid CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Catherine Poignant, Libellant-Appellant v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
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