Legal Opinion
Bethlehem Steel Corp. v. Isthmian Lines, Inc.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided March 20, 1970No. Nos. 4822, 4921PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATKINS, District Judge.
At about 6:00 p. m. on December 31, 1964, on a clear night with good visibility, the SS STEEL DESIGNER, owned by Isthmian Lines, Incorporated (Isthmian) collided with BARGE BETH-COAL, NO. 1 owned by Bethlehem Steel Company (Bethlehem) in Chesapeake Bay near Buoy 12C in the Craighill Channel Approach to Baltimore Harbor. BETHCOAL NO. 1, was in tow by the Tug VIRGINIA owned by Harbor Towing Corporation (Harbor) en route from Norfolk to Sparrows Point, loaded with some 5,300 tons of coal. The STEEL DESIGNER, under the management of a Chesapeake Bay Pilot, struck the…
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