Legal Opinion
Petition of Marina Mercante Nicaraguense, SA
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 15, 1965PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEINFELD, District Judge.
On September 20, 1962 the tug Russell 18, which had just assisted in undock-ing the M/V El Salvador, sank in Port Elizabeth Channel, Newark, New Jersey, with the loss of three of her seven crew members.
These are consolidated proceedings in which petitioner McAllister Brothers, Inc. (hereafter referred to as McAllister), owner of the tug Russell 18, and petitioner Marina Mercante Nicaragüense, S.A. (hereafter referred to as Marina), owner of the El Salvador, seek exoneration from or limitation of liability. 1 Representatives of the estates of the three deceased crew…
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