District Court, W.D. Washington April 13, 1982, C80-1238B (Hiner v. Longstaff)

ORDER DISMISSING THE CITY OF ANACORTES

BEEKS, Senior District Judge.

Plaintiff’s husband, Vernon Hiner, was a member of the crew of the S/S CHESTNUT HILL. On March 1, 1980, Hiner returned from shore on the tug SEAWOLF II to his ship which was anchored in Puget Sound near Anacortes, Washington. While boarding the ship, he fell from the gangway and nearly drowned.