Legal Opinion
In Re Moran Towing Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 7, 2007No. 06-2099PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SILER, Circuit Judge.
In June 2001, the M/V Astro Libra (“Astro Libra”), a Greek flag tanker owned by Jomar Shipping & Trading, Inc. (“Jomar”) and managed by Kristen Navigation, Inc. (“Kristen”), attempted to dock at the Fort Mifflin Terminal in the Port of Philadelphia, with assistance contractually provided by Moran Towing Corporation (“Moran”). As the Astro Libra neared the Mifflin Terminal, the assigned docking pilot, Thomas Sullivan, boarded the vessel to execute the required docking maneuvers. Sullivan immediately noted that the vessel was traveling faster than…
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- Sun Oil Co. v. Dalzell Towing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Denton v. Yazoo & Mississippi Valley RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Atkins v. LorentzenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- The OlympicCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1915
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