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COMPLAINT OF BERKLEY CURTIS BAY CO.

No. 78 Civ. 3552 (ADS).

557 F.Supp. 335 (1983)

In the Matter of The Complaint of BERKLEY CURTIS BAY CO. and Moran Towing & Transportation Co., Inc., as Owner and Bareboat Charterer, Respectively of TUG GRACE MORAN, for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability.

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

February 11, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burlingham, Underwood & Lord, New York City, for Berkley Curtis Bay Co. and Moran Towing & Transp. Co., Inc.; Kenneth H. Volk, Terry L. Stoltz, Lucas E. Andino, New York City, of counsel.

Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, New York City, for American Dredging Co.; Louis G. Juliano, Lawrence B. Brennan, New York City, of counsel.

J. Paul McGrath, Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D.C., John S. Martin, Jr., U.S. Atty., Janis G. Schulmeisters, Atty. in Charge, Torts Branch, Civ. Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, New York City, for the U.S.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SOFAER, District Judge:

On July 31, 1978 the tug Grace Moran and its tow the dredge Pennsylvania ran aground on a shoal off Rockaway Point known as Louie's Hump. The Pennsylvania subsequently sank and became a total loss. Members of its crew allegedly suffered personal injuries, and the United States spent $235,000 to clean-up oil which spilled from the dredge's fuel tanks. Following ten days of trial and...

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