STATUS OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE
PANAMA CANAL COMPANY FOR FY 1978
DATE DATE AMOUNT
OF OF OF
BLI NO. VESSEL ACCIDENT CLAIM CLAIM STATUS
1-78 AMERICAN CHALLENGER 10/05/77 No Claim
1-78 CALYPSO 10/05/77 No Claim
2-78 CONTINENTAL HIGHWAY 10/11/77 No Claim
3-78 PENNSYLVANIA SUN 10/21/77 08/07/78 $ 129,361.28 Five requests for additional information between 8/9/78 and 10/23/78. Information
received 11/29/78. Referred to General Counsel for review 12/9/78. Offer to settle
for $95,502.87 communicated to owners 3/20/79. Settled for $98,073.29 7/23/80.
4-78 STAR CARIBOO 11/11/77 10/23/78 127,322.49 Additional information requested 11/8/78. Suit for $127,322.49 filed 9/27/79. Settled
by Department of Justice for $79,687.00 9/10/80. (Includes accident of 2/6/77).
5-78 OVERSEAS ALASKA 11/23/77 07/05/78 228,535.59 Three requests for additional information between 7/25/78 and 10/13/78. Additional C
information receive 11/6/78. Referred to General Counsel for review 1/24/79. Offer to
settle for $83.017.72 3/20/79. Suit for $214,807.88 filed 9/14/79. Settle by
Department of Justice for $274,977.00 8/4/81. (Includes accidents of 2/17/78 and
3/9/78).
8-78 DONA HORPENCIA 12/21/77 No Claim
9-78 WORLD COMMANDER 01/05/78 01/05/79 164,939.09 Three requests for additional information between 2/20/79 and 5/14/79. Information
received 5/15/79. Referred to General Counsel for review 7/10/79. Suit for $164,939.09
filed 8/28/79. Settled by Department of Justice for $45,200.00 6/13/80.
10-78 HOEGH MALLARD 01/06/78 09/27/79 63,658.22 Suit for $75,000 filed 9/27/79. Additional information requested 10/25/79 and 3/18/80.
Settled by Department of Justice for $60,000.00 5/5/81.
14-78 ORIENTAL LEADER 01/17/78 11/09/79 517,918.43 Additional information requested 11/20/79 and 01/30/80. Information received 6/3/80
Referred to General Counsel for review 6/26/80. Suit for $557,912.43 filed 1/16/81.
Settlement agreement for $345,000.00 reached 11/24/82. Payment being processed currently.
15-78 WORLD LEADER 01/26/78 No Claim