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RIVER & OFFSHORE SERVICES CO. v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. No. 85-3913.

651 F.Supp. 276 (1987)

RIVER AND OFFSHORE SERVICES COMPANY, INC. v. UNITED STATES and Marine Transport Lines, Inc., a/k/a Marine Transport Management, Inc.

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana.

January 2, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Schuler, Chalmette, La., Fred Israel, Charles Raley, James Phillips, Israel and Raley, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff.

William F. Baity, Asst. U.S. Atty., New Orleans, La., Thomas L. Jones, Sr. Admiralty Counsel, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SEAR, District Judge.

I. Introduction and Prior Proceedings

Marine Transport Lines (MTL) operates a tanker, the USNS SEALIFT ATLANTIC, under a contract with the United States Navy Military Sealift Command. There is no dispute that this vessel is a "public vessel" within the meaning of the Public Vessels Act, 46 U.S.C. § 781 et seq. (PVA). On August 5, 1985 MTL solicited bids for repair and maintenance work on the...

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