Legal Opinion
United States of America and Alexander H. Hood v. M/v Wuerttemberg, and Partenteederei Wuerttemberg
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 13, 1964No. 9109PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judge.
In these actions arising out of a collision between two ships, we affirm the District Court’s finding of fault on the part of the Wuerttemberg, for those findings are supported by substantial evidence, but we think fault on the part of the Swerve also plainly appears.
Early one summer’s morning a narrow belt of fog lay across the entrance to Charleston Harbor. In the summer, fog is unusual there, but frequently there is an early morning haze. Outside the narrow fog belt, it was hazy that morning of June 25,1958, but, generally, visibility was two or three miles. The…
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