Legal Opinion
Capital Coastal Corp. v. Hartford Fire Insurance Co.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided July 15, 1974No. Civ. A. 73-305-NPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Capital Coastal Corporation, was the bare boat charterer of the Tug CRISTIE, owned by plaintiff, Bulk Towing Corporation. On August 22, 1972, the CRISTIE left Capital’s pier in Berkley and headed for Pig Point which is behind Craney Island and approximately ten miles from Capital’s pier.
The CRISTIE’s mission was to attempt to refloat a barge which had been beached off Pig Point. The barge was beached while being towed from the Richmond, Virginia, area. It was being towed by the CRISTIE, and Wayne Bailey, the CRISTIE’s new captain,…
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