Legal Opinion
In Re the Complaint of Bankers Trust Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 31, 1985No. Civ. A. 84-5480PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
MCGLYNN, District Judge.
On October 23, 1984, an explosion occurred on board the S.S. Puerto Rican while the vessel was at a pilot station approximately ten (10) miles west of the Golden Gate Bridge. The ship caught fire as a result of the explosion and, although the fire was extinguished, the structurally weakened vessel eventually broke in two in heavy seas. The stern section of the ship sank while the bow section remained afloat with one tank drifting free of this portion of the vessel.
At least one life was lost and many were injured in the explosion and fire. Cargo…
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