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Oliver v. M/V Barbary Coast

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION
Mar 13, 2012
CA 11-223-KD-C (S.D. Ala. Mar. 13, 2012)

Opinion

CA 11-223-KD-C

03-13-2012

MARC E. OLIVER, d/b/a GULF COAST ENVIRONMENTAL AND RECOVERY, And T.M. JEMISON CONSTRUCTION CO. INC. d/b/a JEMISON MARINE, INC., Plaintiffs, MIDSOUTH BANK, N.A., Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant v. M/V BARBARY COAST, her engines, tackle, furniture, and appurtenances, etc., In Rem, and RODD CAIRNS, an individual, and ATCHAFALAYA MARINE, LLC, In personam, Defendants/Counter-Plaintiffs/ Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. EAGLE RIVER TOWING, L.L.C., p/k/a/ or a/k/a EAGLE INLAND TOWING, NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA, LOUISIANA LIMESTONE & LOGISTICS, L.L.C., and CURTIS BUFORD, Third-Party Defendants.


IN ADMIRALTY

In Personam and In Rem


JUDGMENT

In accordance with the Court's November 18, 2011 Order (Doc. 155) and the Order issued on this date, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED that Southern Marine, as the Court-appointed Substitute Custodian for the M/V BARBARY COAST, shall be awarded $9,460.00 to compensate it for legitimate administrative expenses it incurred "that benefit[ed] all interested parties and [were] necessary for the due care and preservation of the vessel." Oil Shipping (Bunkering) B.V. v. Royal Bank of Scotland plc, 817 F. Supp. 1254, 1260 n.8 (E.D. Pa. 1993) (citations omitted).

The $9,460.00 total amount is comprised of $7,800.00 for storage/wharfage expenses; $1,055.00 for the removal of excessive water/oil mixture in the bilge; $340.00 for the installation of a high water bilge alarm, and $265.00 for the cost to list the United States Marshal as an additional insured on the insurance policy.

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KRISTI K. DuBOSE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE


Summaries of

Oliver v. M/V Barbary Coast

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION
Mar 13, 2012
CA 11-223-KD-C (S.D. Ala. Mar. 13, 2012)
Case details for

Oliver v. M/V Barbary Coast

Case Details

Full title:MARC E. OLIVER, d/b/a GULF COAST ENVIRONMENTAL AND RECOVERY, And T.M…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION

Date published: Mar 13, 2012

Citations

CA 11-223-KD-C (S.D. Ala. Mar. 13, 2012)