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IN RE MARINE LEASING SERVICES, INC.

No. 869.

328 F.Supp. 589 (1971)

In the Matter of MARINE LEASING SERVICES, INC., and Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, praying for exoneration from or limitation of liability.

United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana, Baton Rouge Division.

June 25, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Y. Gilmore, Jr., Faris, Ellis, Cutrone, Gilmore & Lautenschlaeger, New Orleans, La., for Marine Leasing Services, Inc., Niagara Fire Ins. Co., and Employers Liability Assurance Corp., Ltd.

David F. Kaliner, Philadelphia, Pa., for Marine Leasing Services, Inc.

Robert B. Acomb, Jr., Robert Contois, Jr., Jones, Walker, Waechter, Pointevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, La., for Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. and Travelers Insurance Co.

George B. Matthews, George A. Frilot, III, Donald A. Hoffman, Lemle, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer, Matthews & Schumacher, New Orleans, La., for Cargo Carriers, Inc.

Thomas F. McGovern, Anthony W. Gross, Admiralty & Shipping Section, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Joseph A. Towers, District Counsel, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans, La., Gerald J. Gallinghouse, U. S. Atty., E. D. of Louisiana, James Carriere, Asst. U. S. Atty., E. D. of Louisiana, New Orleans, La., for United States of America.

William P. Hepburn, Annapolis, Md., for American Motorists Ins. Co.

WEST, Chief Judge:

On September 10, 1965 Hurricane Betsy, in all her fury, struck the Port of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She was described at the time as probably the most destructive hurricane of modern times. Barges, tugboats, and other vessels were destroyed by the hundreds between the Ports of Baton Rouge and New Orleans. One such vessel was the barge MTC-602, laden with 600 tons of liquid chlorine. After the sinking of the barge, the United States of America expended...

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