· 3/30/1977
Complaint of Flota Mercante Grancolombiana, S.A.
Citations
- 440 F. Supp. 704
- 1977 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16641
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- The court found that proper navigation and seamanship would have prevented the collision, and therefore allocated 82.5% of the responsibility for the collision to the ship that lost its steering
- divided duties make one an insufficient lookout
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Judges: Brieant
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