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BUNGE CORPORATION v. MV FURNESS BRIDGE

Civ. A. No. 74-1656.

396 F.Supp. 852 (1975)

BUNGE CORPORATION v. MV FURNESS BRIDGE, her engines, tackle, apparel, etc., in rem, Furness Withy & Co., Ltd., in personam.

United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana.

May 23, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Blackwell, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff.

J. Dwight Le Banc, Jr., New Orleans, La., for defendants.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, District Judge:

The Father of Waters had been navigated by Indian canoe and pirogue, log raft and paddle wheel, submarine and cargo ship, but it had never accommodated anything the size of the M/V Furness Bridge. On January 15 and 16, 1974, this 965 foot vessel, largest ever to enter the river,1 attempted to berth at the Bunge docks on the left descending bank of the river near Destrehan. It nudged a mooring dolphin, causing...

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