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PANAMA CANAL CO. v. COMPANIA NACIONAL DE NAV.

C.V. 76-0349.

463 F.Supp. 330 (1978)

In the Matter of Compania Nacional de Navegacion, S. A. PANAMA CANAL COMPANY v. COMPANIA NACIONAL DE NAVEGACION, S. A.

United States District Court, Canal Zone, Balboa Division.

October 24, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy V. Phillipps, Balboa, Canal Zone, for plaintiff.

Dwight A. McKabney, John L. Haines, Jr., James R. Dunworth, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone, for defendant (Panama Canal Co.).

SEAR, District Judge.

This action arises out of an April 29, 1976 collision of the M/V TAIRONA, owned by the Compania Nacional de Navegacion, S.A. ("Navenal"), with the breakwater at the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal, at Cristobal in the Canal Zone. Shortly after the collision, the vessel sank inside Cristobal harbor, partly blocking the entrance channel to the Canal. The Panama Canal Company ("Company"), as operator of the Panama Canal, demanded assurances...

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