Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit March 18, 1988, 86-2574 (Merle W. Huber v. United States of America, United States of America, Counterclaimant/appellant v. Monterey Navigation Company, Inc., Counterclaim)

NORRIS, Circuit Judge:

On April 10, 1982, the yacht KUHUSH-AN sank in a storm off the coast of Marin County, north of San Francisco Bay. Two of the crew members drowned. The survivor and the decedents’ representatives sued the United States Coast Guard and Monterey Navigation Company, the owner of a ship involved in the incident, for negligence.