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