MORAN TOWING CORP. v. GIRASOL MARITIMA SA, INC.

No. CIV. A. 99-12509-JLT.

146 F.Supp.2d 87 (2001)

MORAN TOWING CORP. and Petroleum Transport Corp., Plaintiffs, v. GIRASOL MARITIMA SA, INC.; Kyo Kuto Shipping Co.; Mitsui O.S.K. Lines; M/V Brilliant Ace; and United States of America, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

May 8, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stewart S. Richmond, Jr., McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, Manchester, NH, David Wolowitz, McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, Portsmouth, NH, for Moran Towing Corp., Petroleum Transport, Plaintiffs.

Rosalyn Garbose, Attorney General's Office, Robert E. McDonnell, Thomas H. Walsh, Jr., Rosalyn E. Garbose, Bingham, Dana & Gould, Boston, MA, Peter G. Myer, Torts Branch Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Girasol Maritima SA, Kyo Kuto Shipping Co, Mitsui O.S.K. Bulk Shipping Inc., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (America) Inc., as owners and/or operators of M/V Brilliant Ace, in Personam, M/V Brilliant Ace, her engines, tackle, etc., USA, Defendants.


MEMORANDUM

TAURO, District Judge.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Moran Towing Corp. ("Moran") owns the M/V MARY TURECAMO, and Plaintiff Petroleum Transport Corp. ("Petroleum") owns the barge FLORIDA. Plaintiffs sue Defendants Girasol Maritima SA and Kyo Kuto Shipping Co. Ltd., owners of the M/V BRILLIANT ACE; and the United States of America ("U.S."), controller of the Cape Cod Canal.

Plaintiffs allege that in August 1999, while the...

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