Legal Opinion
Nikko Shipping Co. v. M/V Sea Wind
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided October 22, 1996No. Civil No. Y-96-2727Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOSEPH H. YOUNG, Senior District Judge.
This action results from' an attempt by Nikko Shipping Company, Inc. (“Nikko”) to attach or arrest the MTV SEA WIND, which is an ocean-going cargo vessel registered under the laws of Liberia and owned by Kite Maritime, Inc. (“Kite”). The Court permitted the M/V SEA WIND to leave Baltimore after Kite agreed to post security in the event the Court determined that the attachment or arrest was proper. .
I. Facts
Kite and Nikko entered into a ’ charter party involving the M/V SEA WIND on November 15, 1994. The charter of the M/V SEÁ WIND…
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