Laurence F. Kelly, as Administrator of the Estate of Richard C. Kelly v. United States

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• holding that claim by administrator for death of decedent was barred by the SIAA’s two-year limitations period
• finding that Coast Guard’s rescue efforts following capsize of recreational sailboat evidenced incident’s significant relationship to traditional maritime activities
• explaining \[i]t would be impossible to find an agency of our government with a closer relationship to maritime activity [than the USCG]\
• acknowledging the “traditional rule,” which maintains that “where the negligent act originates on land and the damage occurs on water, the cause of action is within admiralty jurisdiction” (quoting In re Motor Ship Pac. Carrier, 489 F.2d 152, 157 (5th Cir. 1974))
• action against Coast Guard for negligence in failing to rescue erstwhile passengers of capsized sailboat
• action against Coast Guard for negligence in failing to rescue erstwhile passengers of capsized sailboat

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