United States v. Vessel Jupiter

BARKER, Chief Judge.

This is a suit in admiralty brought by the United States in rem against the steamship Jupiter for violation of the Oil Pollution Act of June 7, 1924, c. 316, 33 U.S.C.A. §§ 431-437, prohibiting the discharge of oil into the coastal navigable waters of the United States.

The libel alleges that on April 24, 1956, there was discharged from the Jupiter, a vessel using oil as fuel for the generation of propulsion power, oil into the coastal navigable waters of the United States, in violation of the mentioned act, and that thereupon the Jupiter became liable for the penalty…