ESSO STANDARD OIL, S.A., v. S.S. GASBRAS SUL


239 F.Supp. 212 (1964)

ESSO STANDARD OIL, S.A., Libelant, v. S.S. GASBRAS SUL, her engines, boilers, etc. and against A/S Sobral, as owner of the S.S. Gasbras Sul, Claimant-Respondent.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

July 10, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirlin, Campbell & Keating, New York City, for libelant; Walter P. Hickey, New York City, of counsel.

Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens, New York City, for claimant-respondent; Gordon W. Paulsen, New York City, of counsel.


FEINBERG, District Judge.

This is a libel by Esso Standard Oil, S. A., a Panamian corporation, in rem against the S.S. Gasbras Sul, and in personam against her owner, a Norwegian corporation. Esso seeks recovery for damages allegedly caused by a collision on September 17, 1955, between the S.S. Gasbras Sul and libelant's underwater petroleum discharging installation, or "sea terminal," located off the coast of Guatemala near San Jose. Both parties agree that since...

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