SUN OIL COMPANY v. M/V WARTENFELS

No. 319 of 1961.

250 F.Supp. 244 (1966)

SUN OIL COMPANY v. M/V WARTENFELS, its boilers, engines, equipment, etc., in rem.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

February 8, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie C. Krusen, Eugene R. Lippman and Robert K. Wood and Krusen, Evans & Byrne, Philadelphia, Pa., for libellant.

Richard W. Palmer, Rawle & Henderson, Philadelphia, Pa., and Charles S. Haight, Jr., and Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens, New York City, for respondent.


DAVIS, District Judge.

1. The SS. OHIO SUN is a T-2 Steam Tanker owned by Sun Oil Comany, 523' long, 68' in width, 16,722 dead weight tons, and has a horse power of 6,500.

2. The M/V WARTENFELS is a dry cargo diesel vessel, 499' 2" long, 60' in width and has a horse power of 10,800.

3. On the early morning of August 12, 1961, the OHIO SUN was proceeding seaward in the Houston Ship Channel, fully loaded. Her draft was 30' 1½" forward and 31' 7...

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