Legal Opinion
Hurd v. United States
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided March 8, 2001No. CIV. A. 2:99-0240-18, CIV. A. 2:99-0241-18, CIV. A. 2:99-0242-18, CIV. A. 2:99-0243-18PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NORTON, District Judge.
I. BACKGROUND
The United States Code provides that “[i]n order to render aid to distressed persons, vessels, and aircraft on and under the high seas and on and under the waters over which the United States has jurisdiction ..., the Coast Guard may: (1) perform any and all acts necessary to rescue and aid persons and protect and save property.” 14 U.S.C. § 88(a)(1). These tragic cases arise out of a distress call received by the United States Coast Guard in late December 1997. 1
On December 26, 1997, forty-nine year old Michael Wayne Cornett, an accomplished sailor,…
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