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Columbus-America Discovery Group v. The unidentified, wrecked and abandoned vessel believed to be the SS Central America - U.S. District Ct. (Eastern District of Virginia) - 14 August 1990
On 12 September 1857 the luxury passenger liner Central America
sank in the Atlantic Ocean after encountering a hurricane whilst in the course of a run from Panama to New York. 452 passengers and a quantity of gold were on board the vessel when she..
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12 January 1991
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Midland Bank P.L.C. v. Varadi Shipping Corporation - Supreme Ct. of the State of New York (Dontzin J.) - 28 August 1990
In December 1979 Midland Bank and Chase Manhatten entered into loan agreements with ten shipping companies of which Mr Stravelakis was the sold stockholder. The banks agreed to lend the borrowing companies $8,500,000 and 2,552,821 in Japanese Yen...
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12 January 1991
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Caterpillar Overseas S.A. v. Marine Transport Inc. and others - U.S. Court of Appeals (4th Circuit) (Russell, Widener and Hall C.JJ.) - 5 April 1990
The plaintiff sold a Caterpillar tractor to Chanimat, a Zaire corporation, for delivery via sea carriage at Matadi, Zaire. The plaintiff arranged with Farrell Lines Inc. to ship the tractor from Portsmouth, Virginia. However, due to the..
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Transportes Del Este Navegaceon S.A. v. Afran Transport Ltd. (The Cepheus) - Before Jack Berg, Nicholas J. Healy and Alan S. Loesberg - S.M.A. 2663 (13 February 1990)
The vessel Cepheus
was chartered on the Asbatankvoy form for the carriage of a cargo of petroleum products from the Caribbean to one or two safe ports U.S. West Coast including Alaska (Los Angeles - Anchorage range). The vessel loaded at Freeport..
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12 January 1991
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