DION v. UNITED STATES

Admiralty No. 188.

199 F.Supp. 705 (1961)

Leo DION and Grace Dion v. UNITED STATES of America.

United States District Court D. Maine, S. D.

As Amended December 13, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan W. Thompson, Portland, Me., William T. Conlan, Boston, Mass., for petitioners.

Alton A. Lessard, U. S. Atty., Portland, Me., Allen Van Emmerik, Admiralty & Shipping Section, U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for respondents.


GIGNOUX, District Judge.

This libel under the Public Vessels Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 781 et seq. arises out of a collision in Penobscot Bay between the yacht Bob-Tom II, a double-ended motor sailer owned by libellants, and the CG 64300, a United States Coast Guard tug.

The collision occurred in dense fog at about 11:40 A.M. on July 31, 1959 at a point within 30 yards of Bell Buoy No. 3 off Monroe Island. The Bob-Tom II, with Leo Dion at the helm and Captain...

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