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IN RE FRESCATI SHIPPING CO., LTD.

Nos. 11-2576, 11-2577.

718 F.3d 184 (2013)

In re Petition of FRESCATI SHIPPING COMPANY, LTD., as owner of the M/T Athos I and Tsakos Shipping & Trading, S.A., as manager of the Athos I for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability Frescati Shipping Company, Ltd. and Tsakos Shipping and Trading, S.A., Appellants. United States of America, Appellant v. Citgo Asphalt Refining Company; Citgo Petroleum Corporation; Citgo East Coast Oil Corporation.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion Filed May 16, 2013.

As Amended June 6, 2013.

As Amended June 28, 2013.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc July 12, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amelia Carolla, Esquire , Reisman, Carolla & Gran, Haddonfield, NJ, Stacy A. Fols, Esquire , R. Monica Hennessy, Esquire , Melanie A. Leney, Esquire , John J. Levy, Esquire , Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, Cherry Hill, NJ, Leona John, Esquire , Alfred J. Kuffler, Esquire , John G. Papianou, Esquire , Tricia J. Sadd, Esquire , Timothy J. Bergere, Esquire , Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, Philadelphia, PA, Jack A. Greenbaum, Esquire , (Argued), John D. Kimball, Esquire , Blank Rome, New York, NY, Eugene J. O'Connor, Esquire , Chalos O'Connor, LLP, Port Washington, NY, for Appellants Frescati Shipping Company, Ltd. Tsakos Shipping & Trading, S.A.

Tony West , Assistant Attorney General, Zane David Memeger , United States Attorney, Matthew M. Collette, Esquire , Anne Murphy, Esquire , (Argued), United States Department of Justice Appellate Section, Civil Division, Washington, DC, Stephen G. Flynn, Esquire , Sarah S. Keast, Esquire , Sharon Shutler, Esquire , United States Department of Justice, Torts Branch, Civil Division, Washington, DC, Counsel for Appellant United States of America.

Frank P. DeGiulio, Esquire , Charles P. Neely, Esquire , Kevin G. O'Donovan, Esquire , Richard Q. Whelan, Esquire , (Argued), Palmer, Biezup & Henderson, Philadelphia, PA, Michael B. McCauley, Esquire , Palmer, Biezup & Henderson, Wilmington, DE, Robert B. Fisher, Jr., Esquire , Thomas D. Forbes, Esquire , Douglas L. Grundmeyer, Esquire , J. Dwight LeBlanc, Jr., Esquire , Jonathan C. McCall, Esquire , Ivan M. Rodriguez, Esquire , Derek A. Walker, Esquire , Charles P. Blanchard, Esquire , John L. Robert, III, Esquire , Daniel A. Tadros, Esquire , Chaffe McCall, New Orleans, LA, for Appellees Citgo Asphalt Refining Company, Citgo Petroleum Corporation, Citgo East Coast Oil Corporation.

William J. Honan, Esquire , Chester D. Hooper, Esquire , Lissa D. Schaupp, Esquire , K. Blythe Daly, Esquire , F. Robert Denig, Esquire , Holland & Knight, New York, NY, for Amici Appellants.

George R. Zacharkow, Esquire , Mattioni Limited, Philadelphia, PA, for Amici Appellees.

Before: AMBRO, GREENAWAY, Jr., and O'MALLEY, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

AMBRO, Circuit Judge.

                                   Table of Contents

  I.  Factual and Procedural Background ..........................................190
      A. The Tanker and Its Charter's ............................................190
      B. The Accident ............................................................192
      C. The Cost of the Accident .................................................

                    
                    
                    

                        

                            

                                
                            

                            

                                

                                    
    
                                        
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