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PETITION OF SOUTHERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY

Nos. 8024, 8029.

211 F.Supp. 940 (1963)

Petition of SOUTHERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, Incorporated, as Owner of the TUG FALCON, for exoneration from or limitation of liability. Petition of HAMPTON ROADS CARRIERS, INC., as Charterer and/or Contract Purchaser of BARGE BA-1401, for exoneration from or limitation of liability.

United States District Court E. D. Virginia, Norfolk Division.

January 2, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Hughes, III, and Francis N. Crenshaw, Norfolk, Va., for Allied Chemical.

William C. Coupland, Norfolk, Va., for Southern Transportation Co., and for Hampton Roads Carriers, Inc.

WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.

On November 11, 1958, the barge BA-1401 laden with 1411 tons of sodium sulphate, sometimes referred to as salt cake, sank in the Chesapeake Bay near the mouth of the Potomac River. At the time and place in question the barge was in tow of the tug Falcon, the latter being owned by the petitioner, Southern Transportation Company, Incorporated. As a result of the sinking the cargo was lost and the barge became a constructive total loss...

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