District Court, E.D. Louisiana May 20, 1952, No. 1874 (Page v. United States)

WRIGHT, District Judge.

This case presents the unusual situation in which the owners of a vessel in distress, having sought and received the aid of the Coast Guard, now seek to hold the United States for the loss of their vessel.' They allege incompetence and negligence on the part of the crew aboard the Coast Guard vessel which answered their call for help.