This one is interesting - [Edna T.PNG] The captain estimated the current at 4.5–5 mph, and the Edna T. Gattle was set to starboard as it slowed down. The relief captain stated this was the fastest he had seen the current, and the captain told investigators that “Krotz Springs is a swift area.” …

Funny. Norwegians erroneously pluralize “damage” all the time, because grammar gets in the way when they try to English. It never fails to make me giggle, because someone who suffers damages doesn’t have his head on straight. This is the first time I see it from an assumed native speaker.

In the legal world, damage is defined as a loss or harm resulting from injury to a person, property or reputation. Damages , on the other hand, refers to compensation - such as a monetary judgment - provided to a person who has suffered a loss or harm due to the unlawful act or omission of anot…

That is the way I interpet it. Have sued and been sued, I can make the distinction

Marine Accident Brief: Contact of Towing Vessel Edna T. Gattle and Tow with Union Pacific Railway Bridge

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