COMPLAINT OF TECOMAR S.A.

No. 87 Civ. 2611 (CHT).

765 F.Supp. 1150 (1991)

In the Matter of the Complaint of TECOMAR S.A., as Owner of the M/V TUXPAN for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability.

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

May 31, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens (Chester D. Hooper, Charles B. Anderson, Christopher G. Kelley, Sloan Schickler, Edward K. Lenci, Charles L. Black, Jr., of counsel), New York City, for petitioner.

Chalos, English & Brown (Michael Chalos, Martin F. Casey, of counsel), New York City, O'Neil, Eichin, Miller & Breckinridge (Machale A. Miller, of counsel), New Orleans, La., for cargo claimants.


OPINION

TENNEY, District Judge.

In February 1987, the M/V TUXPAN mysteriously disappeared with her crew of twenty-seven and cargo worth $22 million. She had departed from Bremen, Germany, on February 16, 1987, to travel across the North Atlantic for her destination, Vera Cruz, Mexico. However, sometime between February 24 and February 28, the ship disappeared leaving no wreckage, debris, or survivors. The owner of the TUXPAN, Tecomar, S.A. ("Tecomar") petitions...

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