Legal Opinion
Trexler v. Tug Raven
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided September 12, 1968No. 8210, 8213, 8214, 8249, 8268PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.
During the early morning hours of July 5, 1961, a disastrous fire broke out at the terminal of Crown Central Petroleum Corporation (Crown), located on the James River at Richmond, Virginia. At the time in question Tank Barge 104 (Barge), 1 with the Tug RAVEN (Tug) 2 alongside, was moored at the Crown dock discharging gasoline into Crown’s storage tanks ashore. The fire brought about the death of a crew member of the Tug; the Tug and Barge were totally destroyed; Crown’s dock and shoreside facilities were either destroyed or badly damaged; and the…
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