TRACOR MARINE INC. v. M/V MARGOTH

Civ. No. 75-0152-B.

403 F.Supp. 392 (1975)

TRACOR MARINE INC., as Owners Pro Hac Vice of the RESEARCH VESSEL H. J. W. FAY et al., Plaintiffs, v. The M/V MARGOTH (ex "Carolita"), her engines, tackle, etc., et al., Defendants.

District Court Canal Zone, Division Balboa.

November 20, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy Phillips, Albert J. Joyce, Jr., Balboa, Canal Zone, for plaintiffs.

Woodrow De Castro, Balboa, Canal Zone, for the M/V "Margoth" and Tico International S. A.

Henry Newell, Balboa, Canal Zone, for the Panama Ins. Co. Inc.


FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

CROWE, District Judge.

FINDINGS OF FACT

1. On May 14, 1975, at approximately 0220, the Research Vessel "H.J.W. FAY" (hereinafter "FAY") under the command of Capt. Ian R. Crichton, departed Cristobal, Canal Zone, bound for Port Everglades, Florida. At approximately 1430 on said May 14th personnel on the FAY sighted a vessel adrift, unlighted and abandoned in the shipping lanes; the FAY changed course and maneuvered...

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