Legal Opinion
Zanzibar Shipping, S. A. v. Railroad Locomotive Engine Number 2199
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided February 25, 1982No. Civ. A. B-80-241PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
DeANDA, District Judge.
The ship now called “ARCTIC STAR” has seen a colorful and varied career. Christened the “ROYAL SCOTSMAN” in 1936, she plied the rough seas between Belfast and Glasgow and survived. She risked German U-Boats when used as a troop ship in World War II and survived. She even had a name change (to “APOLLO”) and saw use as a spy ship for the CIA and survived. After having successfully avoided these oft-encountered and expected nautical dangers, it is perhaps quite ironic that she did not survive the night of September 16, 1980, when while lying at berth in…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. LeeTexas Supreme Court · 1888
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