Legal Opinion
Canarctic Shipping Co. v. Great Lakes Towing Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 28, 1982No. Nos. 80-3415, 80-3516PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
This admiralty appeal raises questions under the law of towage. The case arises from a collision on the Maumee River in Toledo, Ohio, which occurred when a ship under tow struck a bridge abutment. On June 13, 1978, the M/V Arctic, a Canadian flag, Arctic Class II bulk carrier, was on her maiden voyage from drydock at Port Weller, Canada to Toledo, Ohio. The Arctic crossed Lake Erie, sailing to Toledo harbor, where she was taken in tow by two tugboats owned by The Great Lakes Towing Company. With the tug Tennessee forward and the tug Pennsylvania aft, the flotilla travelled upriver to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Bisso v. Inland Waterways Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Petition of Isbrandtsen Company, Inc. Isbrandtsen Co., Inc. v. United States. The Edmund FanningCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
- Great Lakes Towing Co. v. Bethlehem Transp. Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1933
- Hand & Johnson Tug Line v. Canada S. S. Lines, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1922
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re the Complaint of Moran PhiladelphiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2016
- Canarctic Shipping Company, Limited v. The Great Lakes Towing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982