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· 10/26/1988

Roach v. M/V Aqua Grace

Citations

  • 857 F.2d 1575
  • 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 14520

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  • affirming summary judgment because absent complaints to the ship the owner had no notice of failure to ameliorate hazardous condition and thus no duty to intervene
  • no duty to intervene arose in part because the ship had not received \any complaint\ regarding the cargo operation
  • “[A] shipowner must turn over the ship and its equipment in a condition that permits a stevedore to do its work with reasonable safety . . . .”

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