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AKRON CORP. v. M/T CANTIGNY

No. 82-3345.

706 F.2d 151 (1983)

AKRON CORP., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. M/T CANTIGNY, her engines, tackle, apparel, etc., in rem, and Grand Bassa Tankers, Inc., in personam, Defendants-Appellees. VICTORY TRANSOCEAN SHIPPING, S.A. Rederi A/B Zenit, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. M/T CANTIGNY, in rem, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied July 18, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gelpi, Sullivan, Carroll & LaBorde, Gerard T. Gelpi, Randall C. Coleman, III, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Terriberry, Carroll Yancey & Farrell, Alfred M. Farrell, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, THORNBERRY and RANDALL, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied July 18, 1983.

PER CURIAM:

The M/T CANTIGNY grounded March 22, 1980 in the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River as it attempted to negotiate the sharp exit turn into the Gulf of Mexico. The vessel went aground at 10:14 p.m. approximately 21 miles below Head of Passes. The grounding effectively prevented other large vessels from passing this entry and exit point from the river. The owners and time charterers of vessels...

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