Legal Opinion
Transorient Navigators Co. v. M/S Southwind
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 28, 1986No. 85-3282PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
This admiralty case arises from the collision of two ships near a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging site in the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet (MR-GO). Westwind Africa Line appeals the district court’s allocation of fault between Westwind’s ship, the SOUTHWIND, and the United States. Westwind also contends that the district court erred in awarding the United States contribution against the SOUTHWIND and in computing the interest owed by West-wind to Transorient Navigators Co., owner of the ASTROS, the second ship involved in the collision. Transorient…
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