Curtas do Bryant´s

Court – Exxon Valdez litigation

In an unpublished decision, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rule in favor of Exxon in litigation involving pre-judgment and post-judgment interest regarding damages resulting from the 1979 Exxon Valdez oil spill. Nautilus Marine Enterprises v Exxon, No. 17-35527 (9th Cir., July 18, 2018) [https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/memoranda/2018/07/18/17-35227.pdf]. Note: I am astonished to see litigation from the 29-year-old spill is still ongoing. Note: While I correctly calculated the time span between the spill and the latest court action, one long-suffering reader observed there was a typo in the mention of the date of the spill. Oops.

Australia – collision in good visibility

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) issued the report of its investigation of the23 January 2018 collision of the container ship Beijing Bridge and the fishing vessel Saxon Onward in the Tasman Sea. The two vessels detected each other visually and on radar but were still able to make impact. MO-2018-002 (7/20/18) [http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/5774634/mo-2018-002-final.pdf]. Fonte: Dennys Bryant.