Broughton Offshore Drilling, Inc. v. South Central MacHine Inc. And Charter Supply Company

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Broughton Offshore Drilling, Inc. invoked admiralty jurisdiction in its action against South Central Machine, Inc. and Charter Supply Company to recover for damage to its drilling barge. The district court dismissed for lack of admiralty jurisdiction and Broughton appeals. We reverse and remand.

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Broughton Offshore Company, Inc. undertook an offshore drilling operation with one of its drilling barges, the Broughton II. As the barge was being set up on the site, two hydraulic cylinders holding up the rig’s blowout preventer were broken. Brough-ton sent the broken…