Legal Opinion
Petition of New England Fish Co.
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided February 1, 1979No. 76-682BPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BEEKS, Senior District Judge.
On August 26, 1976, at approximately 0415 hours 1 the O/S DEEP SEA sank in the vicinity of Whale Passage near the town of Kodiak, Alaska. All eight persons aboard were lost including her crew of three, John Nichols, master; Bernard Eldridge, engineer; Earl McKee, cook/deckhand; and five passengers, Valerie McCrea, Kathy McCrea, Molly McCrea, Heather McCrea, and Cy Michael Rodgers. The vessel owner, New England Fish Company (Nefco) has instituted this action for exoneration from or limitation of liability pursuant to 46 U.S.C. § 183, et seq. asserting that…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Admiral Towing Company, a Corporation and Walter B. Martinson v. Theo Woolen and Dorothy E. ConeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
- Complaint of Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1975
- Elsie Olsen, as Administratrix of the Goods, Chattels and Credits of Ingolf Olsen v. The New York Central Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
- Olsen v. New York Central RailroadDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1964
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- Nehus v. Alaska Marine Towing, Inc.District Court, W.D. Washington · 1981
- Yutana Barge Lines, Inc. v. Northland Services, Inc.District Court, W.D. Washington · 1983
- Snow v. Whitney-Fidalgo Seafoods, Inc.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1984
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