International Marine, L.L.C. v. Integrity Fisheries, Inc.

HAYNES, Circuit Judge:

International Marine, L.L.C., International Offshore Services, L.L.C. (collectively “International”), and Tesla Offshore, L.L.C. (“Tesla”), appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment dismissing their indemnity and insurance claims. 1 For the reasons explained below, we AFFIRM in part and VAGATE and REMAND in part.

I. Background

This case involves an allision in the Gulf of Mexico causing significant damage to a submerged mooring line for the M/V NAUTILUS (the “NAUTILUS”), a mobile offshore drilling unit used by Shell Offshore, Inc. (“Shell”), to conduct drilling…