Legal Opinion
Tug Ocean Prince, Inc. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 7, 1978No. Nos. 842, 901, 902, Dockets 77-6190, 6195PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEHRTENS, Senior District Judge:
The oil-laden Barge New London, push-towed by the Tug Ocean Prince, struck a charted rock outside the navigable channel in the Hudson River, sustaining damage and causing a considerable oil spill. Tug Ocean Prince, Inc. and Red Star Towing & Transportation Co. (Red Star), the owner and charterer of the Tug Ocean Prince, petitioned for exoneration from or limitation of liability under 46 U.S.C. § 183 et seq. in which proceeding Pittston Marine Transport Corp. (Pittston) filed claims for damage to the barge and loss of cargo. Red Star thereafter filed a…
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