Legal Opinion
Pedersen v. Diesel Tankers, Ira S. Bushey, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 20, 1967No. 64 AD 583PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOTLEY, District Judge.
Findings of Fact
Plaintiff is a 47 year old seaman who has been going to sea since age 15. Beginning December 13, 1961, he was employed as a deckhand on the S. S. George Whitlock, a small tanker owned and controlled by defendant Diesel Tankers, Ira S. Bushey, Inc.
On January 5, 1962, the vessel loaded oil and proceeded to Port Jefferson, Long Island, arriving at the entrance to the harbor in the late afternoon shortly before 5:00 o’clock. Dead low tide that day was at 4:48 P.M. Despite the low water, the Captain (who had full discretion to wait longer) decided to take the…
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