Legal Opinion
Graham v. Milky Way Barge, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 9, 1987No. 84-3695PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HINOJOSA, District Judge:
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
On September 5, 1980, the lift or “jack up” vessel, the M/Y STAR II, (hereinafter STAR II), capsized off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. Four men were thrown overboard as the vessel capsized. One, Barton Daniel, is missing and presumed drowned. Two others, Charles Taylor, (hereinafter Taylor), Eddie Lee Graham, (hereinafter Graham) and Captain Rodney Terrebone, (hereinafter Captain Terrebone) were injured but eventually rescued.
The STAR II was owned by Milky Way Barge Line, Inc., (hereinafter Milky Way), and time chartered to…
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