Legal Opinion
Berend J.D. Havinga v. Crowley Towing and Transportation Company, Berend J.D. Havinga v. Crowley Towing and Transportation Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 2, 1994No. 92-2479, 93-1073PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Circuit Judge.
This admiralty action stems from a nighttime collision approximately four miles off the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico, between the 65-foot sailboat GLORIA and a 262-foot barge under tow by the tugboat BORIN-QUEN, owned by defendant-appellant Crowley Towing and Transportation Co., Inc. The five plaintiffs, the captain and crew of the GLORIA, were forced to abandon her moments before the collision and were rescued several hours later.
Following a ten-day trial in the United States District Court for the District of Puer-to Rico, a jury found Crowley’s negligence the sole…
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