Legal Opinion
Harbor Towing Corporation v. SS CALMAR
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided October 2, 1973No. Civ. 72-854-TPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMSEN, District Judge.
This Rule 9(h) case arises out of a collision between the Tug William E. Voyce, Jr., 1 *and the SS Calmar in the Brewerton Channel, Eastern Extension, in the Chesapeake Bay, at about 1411 on 6 February 1972. The weather was clear, visibility was good, the seas were calm, and wind and tide were not factors. Each vessel claims that the other was at fault.
The Calmar 2 had passed through the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and shortly before 1400 was proceeding in a southerly direction down the east side of the Chesapeake Bay in the Tolchester Channel, approaching the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- The Schooner Catharine v. DickinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- Union Oil Co. of Cal. v. the San JacintoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Union Oil Company of California v. The Tug Mary Malloy, Her Engines, Tackle, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- The MesabaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1901
- Potomac River Line, Inc. v. MonroeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Intercontinental Bulktank Corp. v. M/S SHINTO MARUDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1976
- Harbor Towing Corp. v. SS CalmarCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- Harbor Towing Corporation v. Ss Calmar, Her Tackle, Apparel, Equipment, Etc. And Calmar Steamship Corporation, a Body Corporate, Harbor Towing Corporation v. Ss Calmar, Her Tackle, Apparel, Equipment, Etc., and Calmar Steamship Corporation, a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974