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TAMPA TUGS AND TOWING, INC. v. M/V SANDANGER

Nos. 3066-SD, 3072-SD.

242 F.Supp. 576 (1965)

TAMPA TUGS AND TOWING, INC., etc., Libelant, v. M/V SANDANGER, etc., Respondents, Smith-Rice Derrick Barges, Inc., Libelant in Intervention, Sigurd Haavik et al., Libelants in Intervention, James U. Kimball, Libelant in Intervention. UNITED STATES of America, Libelant, v. M/V SANDANGER, etc., Respondents, Calcot, Ltd., et al., Claimants.

United States District Court S. D. California, S. D.

April 13, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Manuel L. Real, U. S. Atty., John F. Meadows, Atty. in Charge, West Coast Office, Admiralty & Shipping Section, Dept. of Justice, by LaVerne E. Evans, Sp. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for libelant United States.

Graham, James & Rolph, by Reed M. Williams, Long Beach, Cal., and Dewey R. Villareal, Jr., Tampa, Fla., for libelant Tampa Tugs & Towing, Inc., and others.

Overton, Lyman & Prince, by Dan Brennan, Los Angeles, Cal., for James U. Kimball, owner of Tug Mikimiki.

McCutchen, Black, Verleger & Shea, by Howard J. Privett, and Sheldon A. Gebb, Los Angeles, Cal., for certain cargo interests.

Derby, Cook, Quinby & Tweedt, by James A. Quinby, San Francisco, Cal., for certain cargo interests.

MacNulty & Hulden, by Richard P. MacNulty, San Diego, Cal., for San Diego Marine Const. Co. and William C. Miller.

Bodle & Fogel, by Daniel Fogel and Arnold Kessler, Los Angeles, Cal., for libelants in intervention Sigurd Haavik and others.

KUNZEL, District Judge.

This is a consolidated proceeding in rem against the M/V SANDANGER and her cargo based upon salvage and maritime claims for services performed following the fire which occurred on the vessel off the coast of Baja California on May 18, 1964.

The Norwegian freighter, M/V SANDANGER, of 5,628 gross tons, carrying ten passengers and valuable cargo, was bound for Europe from California via the Panama Canal when, on May 18, 1964, she caught...

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