Legal Opinion
John R. Woods, Jr. v. United States of America, Department of Transportation and United States Coast Guard
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 4, 1982No. 81-3212PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
The holder of a master’s license challenges the Coast Guard’s admonishment of him for negligence. Finding that the district court correctly upheld the Coast Guard action, we affirm.
About 6:00 a. m. on July 27, 1976, Woods was operating the M/V BILL FROREICH in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, pushing four empty barges in tandem, each about 190 feet long. The weather was good, the day clear. As the FROREICH flotilla entered a bend in the waterway, Woods saw an approaching flotilla, then about 200 yards from the M/V FROREICH’s lead barge. Woods gave a one-whistle…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Brown & Root Marine Operators, Inc. And Brown & Root, Inc., Successor to Brown & Root Marine Operators, Inc. v. Zapata Off-Shore CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Freeport Sulphur Company v. The S/s Hermosa, Her Engines, Tackle, Apparel, Furniture, Etc., in Rem, Pansuiza Compania De Navigacion S.A., in PersonamCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Merrill Trust Co. v. BradfordCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- Albert v. ChafeeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
3Cited by17 opinions
- Delta Transload, Inc. v. The Motor Vessel, "Navios Commander", Its Engines, Apparel, Tackle, Etc., in Rem, Navios Commander, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Bunge Corp. v. Freeport Marine Repair, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
- Pillsbury Co. v. Midland Enterprises, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1989
- American Petrofina Pipeline Co. v. M/V Shoko MaruCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Olney M. Wardell v. Department of Transportation, National Transportation Safety BoardCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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