Legal Opinion
Cartegena v. Thirtle
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 26, 1965No. Nos. 9749, 9750PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Circuit Judge:
In these cases two vessels that were in collision seek to cast part of the blame for their misfortune upon a dredge anchored near the point of impact. These appeals are from the final decree of the District Court exonerating the Standard Dredging Co., owner of the dredge CARTEGENA, from fault in a collision between the SKAUSTRAND and the P. W. THIRTLE.
In the early evening of February 4, 1963, the SKAUSTRAND, a diesel ore carrier, was heading west-northwest toward the port of Baltimore in the Brewerton Angle. The Brewerton Angle leads into the McHenry Channel which…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ocean S. S. Co. v. P. Sandford Ross, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1905
- Norfolk Dredging Co. v. Cottman Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1938
- Otto Marmet Coal & Mining Co. v. Fieger-Austin Dredging Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1919
- The BernCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1918
3Cited by1 opinion
- Dredge Cartegena, Her Engines, Tackle, Boilers, Equipment, Etc., and Standard Dredging Company, Her Owner v. The T/t P. W. Thirtle, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., Petroleum Tankers, Inc., Asowner and Sinclair Refining Company, Her Owner, A/s Skaugaas (I. M. Skaugen) as Owners of the Norwegian Motor Vesselskaustrand v. Dredge Cartegena, Her Engines, Tackle, Boilers, Equipment, Etc., and Standarddredging CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965