Legal Opinion
Gulfcoast Transit Company v. M/S KYUNG-JU
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided April 11, 1972No. Civ. A. 71-297PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CASSIBRY, District Judge:
My task here is to find where the fault lies between two vessels which collided in the Mississippi River several miles below New Orleans.
The collision occurred on January 15, 1971 between the barge WANDA WHEELOCK and the MS KYUNG JU on the Mississippi River near the east bank off the upper tip of Cubits Gap. The barge was in tow of the MV SARAH HAYS, owned and operated by Gulf-coast Transit Company.
WANDA WHEELOCK was a 7998 ton steel barge, 420.2 feet long. The MV SARAH HAYS was a steel towboat of 433 gross tons and 112.6 feet long. It was propelled by twin screw…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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