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B. V. BUREAU WIJSMULLER v. UNITED STATES

No. 76 Civ. 2494-CSH.

487 F.Supp. 156 (1979)

B. V. BUREAU WIJSMULLER, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America as Owner of the Warship JULIUS A. FURER, Defendant.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

September 20, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Healy & Baillie, New York City, for plaintiff; John P. McMahon, New York City, of counsel.

Robert B. Fiske, Jr., U. S. Atty., Gilbert S. Fleischer, Atty. in Charge, Admiralty & Shipping Section, Dept. of Justice, New York City, for United States; Philip A. Berns, Washington, D. C., of counsel.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

HAIGHT, District Judge:

Plaintiff B. V. Bureau Wijsmuller ("Wijsmuller"), a Netherlands towing and salvage company, brings this suit in admiralty to recover an award for salvage services rendered to the USS JULIUS A. FURER ("FURER"), a warship owned by defendant United States of America, after the FURER grounded on June 30, 1974 on a sandbar off the Dutch coast. Jurisdiction is based upon the Public Vessels Act, 46 U.S.C. §...

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