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IN RE NORTHERN TRANSATLANTIC CARRIERS CORPORATION

No. 7399.

423 F.2d 139 (1970)

In the Matter of the Complaint of NORTHERN TRANSATLANTIC CARRIERS CORPORATION et al., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

March 17, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene Underwood, New York City, with whom Antonio M. Bird, San Juan, P. R., Frank L. Wiswall, Jr., Castine, Me., and Burlingham, Underwood, Wright, White & Lord, New York City, were on the brief, for appellants.

Nicolas Jimenez, San Juan, P. R., with whom Santiago Soler Favale, Atty. Gen., Gilberto Gierbolini, Sol. Gen., Arturo Aponte Pares, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Jose Antonio Fuste and Jimenez & Fuste, San Juan, P. R., were on brief, for Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, appellee.

Before ALDRICH, Chief Judge, McENTEE and COFFIN, Circuit Judges.

ALDRICH, Chief Judge.

On March 3, 1968 the S.S. OCEAN EAGLE, before being boarded by a pilot, got into difficulties off the mouth of San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico, broke up and later was sunk. She was loaded with crude oil, and the consequent discharge did enormous damage to the property of many persons, including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. On March 27, 1968 the Commonwealth filed in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico a libel in...

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