Legal Opinion
Apac-Arkansas, Inc. v. Tugboat Melissa L
District Court, W.D. Arkansas
Decided July 31, 1985No. Civ. No. 82-2235, 83-2295Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
H. FRANKLIN WATERS, Chief Judge.
Introduction
At approximately 1:35 p.m. on July 3, 1982, the diesel towboat, M/V MELISSA L, which had in tow three tank barges, each approximately 297 feet in length and loaded with a total of 7,500 tons of fuel oil, abided with the Burlington Northern Railroad Company railroad bridge which spans the Arkansas River at approximately mile 300.8. The bridge connects Van Burén and Fort Smith, Arkansas, across the McClellan-Kerr navigable waterway of which the Arkansas River at this point is a part. The allision occurred when the center movable span…
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