Legal Opinion
Sindia Expedition, Inc. v. Wrecked & Abandoned Vessel
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 8, 1990No. 89-5485PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
In 1901, the British-flagged ship, the Sin-dia, with her four towering masts, successfully and happily navigated the high seas from Shanghai, China to the seacoast of New Jersey. It is believed that when the 329 foot steel-hulled barque proudly sailed into the waters off New Jersey, her cargo hold swelled with fine porcelain, carved ivory, silk, camphor oil, and bamboo matting. Much of her exotic goods and antiquities is believed to have been brought aboard by British and American soldiers from plundering following the Chinese Boxer Rebellion.
When the…
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