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SMIT AMERICAS, INC. v. M/V MANTINIA

No. CIV. 95-2498(RLA).

259 F.Supp.2d 118 (2003)

SMIT AMERICAS, INC., for itself and on behalf of Edward J. Hosking, its employee, Plaintiff, v. THE M/T MANTINIA, her engines, tackle, machinery and other appurtenances, in Rem, and Metro Freighting Corp., and certain London and U.S. Underwriters of Insurance including Lloyd's of London who are insurers of the M/T Mantinia and the West of England Shipowners Protection and Indemnity Association (Luxembourg) Ltd., her liability insurance underwriters, in personam, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

April 22, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James T. Shirley, Jr., Haight Gardner Holland & Knight, New York, NY, Francisco G. Bruno-Rovira, McConnell Valdes, San Juan, PR, for Plaintiff.

Juan R. Rivera-Morales, Jimenez, Graffam & Lausell, San Juan, PR, Paul E. Calvesbert-Borgos, San Juan, PR, Stephen P. Kyne, Burke & Parsos, New York, NY, for Defendants.

OPINION AND ORDER

ACOSTA, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION This is an action in admiralty for a marine salvage arising out of the stranding of a fully laden single hull oil tanker, the motor tanker, M/T MANTINIA, while entering the harbor of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, on June 1, 1994. The only issue before the Court at this juncture is whether Captain Ted Hosking (HOSKING) of Smit Americas, Inc. (SMIT) took charge and directed the successful salvage...

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