Legal Opinion
A & S Transportation Co., Inc. v. The Tug Fajardo, Etc. v. The United States of America, Third Party Pci International, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 1, 1982No. 81-1770PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff PCI International, Inc. (PCI) seeks damages from Puerto Rico Lighter-age Company and its underwriters for loss of use of a waste disposal barge of which it was the bareboat charterer. The barge was stranded, and became a total loss, while being towed by a tug (the “Fajardo”) owned by Lighterage pursuant to a written agreement of towage with PCI. PCI asserts that the stranding was due to the carelessness of the tug, and that because of loss of use of the barge, and the difficulty of securing a suitable replacement, it was put to great expense in order…
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