Intracoastal Transportation, Inc., and Anderson Marine Construction, Inc. v. Decatur County, Georgia, Department of Transportation

GEWIN, Circuit Judge:

In this admiralty action, the State of Georgia appeals pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) from the district court’s denial of its motion to dismiss on the grounds of sovereign immunity. After a careful review of the applicable law, we conclude that Georgia was entitled to avail itself of the sovereign immunity defense, and therefore reverse.1

*363The facts giving rise to the present controversy are not in dispute and may be summarized with brevity. Decatur County, Georgia, and the Georgia Department of Transportation are the alleged owners and operators of a drawbridge across the…