Legal Opinion
Tracor Marine Inc. v. M/V MARGOTH
District Court, Canal Zone
Decided November 20, 1975No. Civ. 75-0152-BPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
CROWE, District Judge.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. On May 14, 1975, at approximately 0220, the Research Vessel “H.J.W. FAY” (hereinafter “FAY”) under the command of Capt. Ian R. Crichton, departed Cristobal, Canal Zone, bound for Port Everglades, Florida. At approximately 1430 on said May 14th personnel on the FAY sighted a vessel adrift, unlighted and abandoned in the shipping lanes; the FAY changed course and maneuvered toward the vessel which was adrift and at approximately 1505 of the same May 14th the FAY was standing by the said ship which was then…
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- The Flora RodgersDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1907
- The Henry R. TiltonDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1913
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