Richard Berg v. Fourth Shipmor Associates

EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

Berg, a seaman, was injured on duty on Fourth Shipmor Associates’ (“FSA”) vessel. He filed suit alleging negligence and unseaworthiness, and the parties settled all Berg’s claims except for unearned wages. The district court granted summary judgment for FSA on that claim, and we affirm.

BACKGROUND

Berg was a member of the Seafarers International Union. FSA hired him from the union hiring hall in Seattle to work aboard the S/T OVERSEAS WASHINGTON, an oil tanker that loaded and discharged cargo in ports in Alaska and Washington.

Shortly after joining the vessel on…