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PETITION OF UNITED STATES

Civ. No. 62-23.

229 F.Supp. 241 (1963)

Petition of the UNITED STATES of America, a sovereign nation, as owner of the UNITED STATES COAST GUARD VESSEL INVINCIBLE, Official Number 52300, for exoneration from or limitation of liability.

United States District Court D. Oregon.

December 20, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas M. Fryer, Atty. Admiralty & Shipping Section, Dept. of Justice, Seattle, Wash., and Sidney I. Lezak, Acting U. S. Atty., Portland, Or., for petitioner.

James R. Ellis and John A. Gose, of Preston, Thorgrimson, Horowitz, Starin & Ellis, Seattle, Wash., and A. E. Glickman, Milwaukie, Or., for claimants.

KILKENNY, District Judge.

This subject is now before the Court on issues framed under the general law of salvage as presented in a Supplemental Pre-Trial Order. The Opinion in the original libel reported in The Petition of the United States of America, etc., 216 F.Supp. 775 (D.C.Or.1963) gives a complete history of the attempted sea rescue which resulted in tragedy for all involved.

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