LATCHUM, Chief Judge.
In this admiralty suit brought under the "Jones Act", 46 U.S.C. § 688, and the General Maritime Law of the United States, the plaintiff, Miguel Lugo, a resident of the Republic of Surinam, South America, seeks damages against the defendant Transunion Leasing Corporation, owner of the shrimp trawler "Olympic Champion", for personal injuries allegedly sustained while serving as a seaman aboard the trawler.
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