Legal Opinion
Fathom Expeditions, Inc. v. M/T GAVRION
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided July 2, 1975No. 72-772-Civ-J-TPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
IRVING BEN COOPER, District Judge,
Sitting by Designation.
Introduction
This litigation results from a collision between two ships, the R/V Fathom II (“Fathom”) and the M/T Gavrion (“Gavrion”), early in the morning of October 16, 1972, in the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the St. Johns River at Jacksonville, Florida. The Fathom was a research vessel converted from a mine sweeper, about 230 gross tons and 125 feet long; the Gavrion an ocean-going tanker about 13,400 gross tons and 579 feet long. As a result of the collision the Fathom was cut in half and sunk. All seven crewmen on board…
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- Hubschman v. Antilles Airboats, Inc.District Court, Virgin Islands · 1977
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