Legal Opinion
National Bulk Carriers, Inc. v. United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 23, 1950No. 21631_1PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASE, Circuit Judge.
A collision which occurred on September 27, 1946, between the steamship Nash-bulk, owned by National Bulk Carriers, Inc., and the Rutgers Victory, owned by the United States and bare-boat chartered to Burns Steamship Co., led to this suit. It happened on the high seas in mid-afternoon about 225 miles southeast of New York, when the sea was calm, the weather clear, and the visibility good.
The Nashbulk, a tanker 542.6 feet long, of 14164 gross tons, with an 80.2 feet beam, 40.1 feet moulded depth and a 31' 7" draft, was bound from Venezuela to Portland, Maine, with a cargo…
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