Jones v. United States

MEMORANDUM

WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.

The United States owns and operates Pier No. 4 at the Norfolk Naval Base. This pier is used as an assembly point for loading and unloading government cargo. The United States customarily provides its own labor, materials, equipment, and vessels in conducting the business of Pier No. 4. However, due to peak shipping periods, it becomes necessary for the United States to seek shipping and stevedoring aid from civilian concerns. On June 4, 1968, the SS JOHN B. WATERMAN, a cargo vessel owned by Waterman Steamship Corporation, was tied up at Pier No. 4 to…