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PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL, ETC. v. OVERSEAS OIL CARRIERS

No. 557, Docket 76-7471.

553 F.2d 830 (1977)

The PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OVERSEAS OIL CARRIERS, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided April 25, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Kimball, New York City (Burlingham, Underwood & Lord, New York City, on the brief), for plaintiff-appellant.

David P. H. Watson, New York City (Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens, New York City, on the brief), for defendant-appellee.

Before KAUFMAN, Chief Judge, LUMBARD and VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judges.

IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Chief Judge:

The perils and hardships of the sea have been notorious since the voyages of Odysseus. Although the age of sirens and cyclopes is past, the isolation and uncertainty of maritime life continue to create unique problems for sailors and courts of admiralty. In this case, we must decide whether the owner of a vessel that alters course to come to the aid of a stricken seaman aboard a ship without medical staff, may recover additional fuel...

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