Legal Opinion
Rederiet v. S/S North Dakota
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 7, 1962PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CLANCY, District Judge.
1. Libellant’s tanker SEVEN SKIES, bound for Port Newark encountered dense fog while approaching Ambrose Light Vessel in the early morning of June 26, 1959. Her radar revealed that there were numerous anchored vessels in the vicinity of the lightship. Because of their presence and of the bad fog conditions the master of the SEVEN SKIES anchored the vessel in a position approximately four miles due south of the Ambrose Light Vessel at about 0520 E.S.T. The anchored vessel nearest to the SEVEN SKIES was about a mile northwest.
2. At all times after anchoring a seaman…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- The OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Atlantic Refining Co. v. MollerSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Gulf of MexicoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1922
- The ExpressCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1914
- Nantasket Beach Steamboat Co. v. United Fruit S. S. Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1929
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Rederiet For M/T Seven Skies v. S/S North DakotaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965