IN RE ORIENTAL REPUBLIC OF URUGUAY

Civ. A. No. 90-404-SLR.

821 F.Supp. 928 (1992)

In re ORIENTAL REPUBLIC OF URUGUAY (Commando General de La Armada and Servicio de Bugues Auxuliares) as Owner and Operator of the M/V PRESIDENTE RIVERA for exoneration from or limitation of liability.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

September 29, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis J. Murphy, and Randall E. Robbins, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE, for plaintiffs Oriental Republic Uruguay, Presidente Rivera, Servicio de Buques Auxiliares de La Armada and Captain Raul DiBarrart.

Jeanne L. Langdon, and Keith A. Trostle, DE Dept. of Justice, Wilmington, DE, for claimant State of DE.

Michael B. McCauley, Palmer, Biezup & Henderson, Wilmington, DE, and Kevin G. O'Donovan, Palmer, Biezup & Henderson, Philadelphia, PA, for claimant DE Terminal Co.

Peter E. Hess, Wilmington, DE, for claimants I Did the Delaware, Old Seventh Street Boat Yard, Inc., Up the Creek Restaurant and Bar, Inc., and Phillips Holding Co., Ltd.

Jeffrey Weiner, Law Offices of Jeffrey Weiner, Wilmington, DE, and Gerald J. Williams, Mark R. Cuker, and Alan H. Casper, Williams & Cuker, Philadelphia, PA, for claimants Penns Grove NJ Residents.

Paul M. Lukoff, Prickett, Jones, Elliott, Kristol & Schnee, Wilmington, DE, and Edward C. Radzik, and James P. Krauzlis, Donovan, Parry, Walsh & Repetto, New York City, for claimant Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.

Wanda Chin Monahan, Dept. of Law and Public Safety, Div. of Law, and Martin J. McHugh, Hazardous Waste Litigation Section, Div. of Law, Trenton, NJ, for claimant State of NJ.

James S. Green, Duane, Morris & Heckscher, Wilmington, DE, and Francis J. Deasey, Deasey, Mahoney & Bender, Ltd., Philadelphia, PA, for claimant Sun Refining and Marketing Co.

Patricia C. Hannigan, U.S. Attys. Office, Wilmington, DE, Michael McIntyre, Environment & Natural Resources Div., EES, Washington, DC, and Peter F. Frost, Torts Branch, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, for claimant U.S.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

SUE L. ROBINSON, District Judge.

I. Introduction

On June 24, 1989, the M/V PRESIDENTE RIVERA, an oil tanker owned and operated by the government of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ("limitation plaintiff"), ran aground in the Delaware River. The tanker's hull ruptured and the vessel subsequently discharged over 183,000 gallons of fuel oil into the water.1 At the time of the accident, the tanker...

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