Legal Opinion
Transorient Navigators Co. S/A v. the M/S Southwind
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided July 28, 1981No. Civ. A. 77-2107, 77-2410, 78-199PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CASSIBRY, District Judge:
This case arises out of a collision which occurred in the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet on June 17, 1977 between the inbound vessel, the M/V SOUTHWIND and the outbound vessel, the M/V ASTROS. The Collision occurred when the M/V SOUTH-WIND took a sharp sheer across the channel and collided with the M/V ASTROS, which was proceeding up the opposite side of the channel. This court has jurisdiction over this admiralty case under 28 U.S.C. § 1333 and jurisdiction over the United States of America under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C. § 741 et. seq.
I. The Litigation
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2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Atlee v. Packet Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Elaine Jones v. GriffithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. Inc. v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1950
- Canadian Pacific (Bermuda) Limited v. United States of America, Third Party v. P. C. Eldemire, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Transorient Navigators Co. v. M/S SouthwindCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Transorient Navigators Co. S/A v. M/S SouthwindDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1985
- Transorient Navigators Co. v. The M/S SouthwindCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Transorient Navigators Company, S.A., Cross-Appellant v. M/s Southwind, Her Engines, Tackle, Apparel, Etc., in Rem and Westwind Africa Line, Ltd., Defendants-Third Party Cross-Appellees v. M/v Astros, in Rem and Transorient Navigators Co., S.A. In Personam, Third-Party Cross-Appellants. Flour Mills of Nigeria, Ltd. v. M/v Astros, in Rem and Transorient Navigators Co., S.A. In Personam, Cross-Appellants v. Westwind Africa Line, Ltd., and the M/s Southwind, Her Engines, Tackle, Apparel, Etc., in Rem, Appellant-Cross Westwind Africa Line, Ltd v. The United States of America and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, New Orleans DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- Transorient Navigators Company, S.A. v. The M/s Southwind, Her Engines, Tackle, Apparel, Etc., in Rem, and Westwind Africa Line, Ltd. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Flower Mills of Nigeria, Ltd. v. M/v Astros, in Rem, Transorient Navigators Company, S.A. In Personam, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Westwind Africa Line, Ltd. v. The United States of America, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983