Legal Opinion

In re Oriental Republic of Uruguay

District Court, D. Delaware

Decided October 13, 1992No. Civ. A. No. 90-404-SLRPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

SUE L. ROBINSON, District Judge.

1. , Introduction

On June 24, 1989, the M/V PRESI-DENTE RIVERA, an oil tanker owned and operated by the government of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (“limitation plaintiff”), ran aground in the Delaware River. The tanker’s hull ruptured and the vessel subsequently discharged over 183,000 gallons of fuel oil into the water.1 At the time of the accident, the tanker was manned by a complement of Uruguayan nationals on active duty in the Uruguayan Navy and by a licensed Delaware River pilot who the ship had taken on at the entrance to Delaware…

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Lansco, Inc. v. DEPT. OF ENVIRON. PROTEC. OF STATENew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1976
STATE, DEPT. OF ENV. PROT. v. LewisNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1987
Gregory v. Mucho K, Inc.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1977

3Cited by1 opinion

In re Oriental Republic of UruguayDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1993