Legal Opinion
Kreta Shipping, S.A. v. Preussag International Steel Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 13, 1999No. 98-7899PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SACK, Circuit Judge:
On January 11, 1996, caught in a furious storm during a mid-winter crossing of the Atlantic, the crew of the vessel M/V AM-PHION abandoned ship and her cargo of steel several hundred miles off the Canadian Maritime coast. The crew was rescued and salvors recovered the AMPHION and her cargo. Cargo consignees nonetheless filed lawsuits against the vessel’s owner, Kreta Shipping, S.A. (“Kreta”), alleging that the steel had been damaged. Kreta responded by filing this limitation action pursuant to the Limitation of Liability Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 181 et seq., in the United…
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- Kreta Shipping, S.A., as Owner of the M/v Amphion, for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability v. Preussag International Steel Corp., Voest-Alpine Steel Corp., Voest-Alpine Stahl Linz Gmbh, Sunbelt Trading Co., Inc., High Strength Steel East Inc., Oberosterreichische, Mannesmann Pipe & Steel Corp., Combined Atlantic Carriers Gmbh, Thyssen, Inc., Thyssen Speciality Steels, Inc., Thyssen Steel Group, Krupp Hoesch Steel Products, Inc., Tradearbed, Inc., Magellan International Trading Corporation, Cargill Ferrous International, Francosteel Corp, Asco Metal Division, Asco Metal Division of Francosteel Corp, Creuson Marrel Inc., Vallourec Inc., Fabrique De Fer De Charleroi USA Inc., A.Z.E. Supply Co., Nedestaal B v. Sujani Enterprises, Inc., Charleroi (Usa), Mid America Overseas, Benteler A.G., Combined Atlantic Carriers Gmbh, Also Known as Combac, Claimants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999