GEO. W. ROGERS CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION v. TUG OCEAN KING

No. 61 A.D. 523.

252 F.Supp. 657 (1965)

GEO. W. ROGERS CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, Libelant, v. TUG OCEAN KING, her engines, boilers, etc., Red Star Towing & Transportation Company and Hughes Bros., Inc., Respondents-Claimant.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

September 3, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burlingham, Underwood, Barron, Wright & White, New York City, for libelant; Eugene Underwood, Robert B. Pohl, New York City, of counsel.

Foley & Martin, New York City, for Red Star Towing Transp. Co.; John H. Hanrahan, New York City, of counsel.

Thomas J. Irving, New York City, for Hughes Bros.; Christopher E. Heckman, New York City, of counsel.


TENNEY, District Judge.

The instant action, brought on the admiralty side of this Court, is to recover damages for the loss of libelant's pile driver No. 5 (hereinafter referred to as "No. 5" or "pile driver") which capsized and sank while in tow of respondent Red Star Towing & Transportation Company's (hereinafter referred to as "Red Star" or "respondent") tug OCEAN KING (hereinafter referred to as "OCEAN KING") on June 7-8, 1958.

The libel was tried...

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