Seafarer, S.A. v. Panama Canal Co.

CROWE, District Judge.

This is an action for damages allegedly sustained by the owner of the S.S. Galloway as a result of the striking of the West Bank of the Panama Canal in Bas Obispo Reach, near Station 1555, at approximately 1821 hours on May 9, 1955, during a northbound transit. The vessel was proceeding as a toll paying *428ship with a Panama Canal Pilot on board as required by 35 C.F.R. 4.22, as adopted by order of the Secretary of the Army, Canal Zone Order 30, January 6, 1953, 18 F.R. 28 (Sec. 4.1 of the Rules and Regulations Governing Navigation of the Panama Canal and Adjacent Waters,…