U.S. shipping law is a complex body of customs, legislation, international treaties, and court decisions dealing with the rights and responsibilities of ownership and operation of vessels that travel on the high seas.
Sponsored Topics. Bristol is a town in Washington Township, Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,602 at the 2010 census. Bristol is located at 41Â°43â²16â³N 85Â°49â²6â³W / 41.72111Â°N 85.81833Â°W / 41.72111; -85.81833 (41.721050, -85.818195).
Bristol was the shire town (county seat) of Bristol County, Plymouth Colony, when the county was created in 1685. (It was later split into Bristol County, Rhode Island and Bristol County, Massachusetts .) It was sold for Â£1100 to four Boston investors by the names of Byfield, Walley, Oliver, and Burton.