Legal Opinion
Beeson v. Atlantic-Richfield Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 5, 1977No. 44528PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStafford, J.
The trial court entered judgment in favor of plaintiff-respondent Wayne Beeson for the value of his gill net found to have been damaged by defendant-appellant's ship. Defendant appeals. We affirm.
Appellant Atlantic-Richfield Company (Arco) owned and operated the supertanker Atlantic Endeavor (Endeavor). On July 21, 1974, Puget Sound Pilot Captain Lindholm boarded Endeavor at Port Angeles. The ship entered the traffic lanes of the United States Coast Guard's voluntary Vessel Traffic System (VTS) 1 en route to the Arco refinery at Cherry Point.
Captain Lindholm recommended that Endeavor go by…
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