Marathon Pipe Line Company v. Drilling Rig Rowan/odessa, Rowan Companies, Inc., Defendant-Third Party v. Hydrotech, Third Party-Defendants-Appellees

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

A jack-up drilling rig ruptured a pipeline lying on the seabed of the Outer Continental Shelf. A part used in repairing the pipeline failed owing to a latent manufacturing defect, causing additional expense to the pipeline owner. The owner of the jack-up rig settled with the pipeline owner for all repair expenses, including those caused by the defective part, and now seeks indemnity or contribution from the part manufacturer for the expenses attributable to its failure.

We hold that this action for indemnity or contribution is governed by maritime, rather than…