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SINDIA EXPEDITION, INC. v. WRECKED & ABANDONED VESSEL

No. 89-5485.

895 F.2d 116 (1990)

The SINDIA EXPEDITION, INC., Appellant, v. The WRECKED AND ABANDONED VESSEL, KNOWN AS "THE SINDIA," which ran aground off Ocean City, New Jersey, her tackle, armament, apparel and cargo located within 3,000 yards of a point at coordinates 74° 35' 12" West Longitude and 39° 16' 00" North Latitude.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided February 8, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter E. Hess (argued), Wilmington, Del., David Paul Horan, Key West, Fla., for appellant.

John M. Van Dalen (argued at Court Request), Deputy Atty. Gen., State of N.J., Trenton, N.J., for State of N.J.

Before HUTCHINSON, COWEN, and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROSENN, Circuit Judge.

In 1901, the British-flagged ship, the Sindia, with her four towering masts, successfully and happily navigated the high seas from Shanghai, China to the seacoast of New Jersey. It is believed that when the 329 foot steel-hulled barque proudly sailed into the waters off New Jersey, her cargo hold swelled with fine porcelain, carved ivory, silk, camphor oil, and bamboo matting. Much of her exotic goods and antiquities...

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