Coakley v. SeaRiver Maritime, Inc.

ORDER AND REASONS

FELDMAN, District Judge.

I

Deric Coakley worked as a deckhand for SeaRiver Maritime Inc. During his employment, Coakley was a deckhand on the tug S/R CHICAGO and undisputedly enjoys the status of a seaman with respect to that vessel. At the time of the accident in March 2003, the tug had several barges under tow in the wintry upper Mississippi River. Coakley, under instructions, went to fix the sounder on the front of an unmanned barge, which was under tow and owned by Kirby Inland Marine, Inc. SeaR-iver was towing Kirby’s barge under a reciprocal towing agreement. Instead of…