Missouri-Illinois Barge Line Co. v. Helena Marine Service, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

OREN HARRIS, District Judge.

This is an admiralty proceeding within the jurisdiction of this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1333. The plaintiff is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Plaintiff was the owner of the motor vessel E. E. Smith, a steel towboat approximately 150 feet long by 34 feet wide, having twin screw diesel propulsion.

Defendant, Helena Marine Service, Inc., is an Arkansas corporation having its principal place of business at Helena, Arkansas. Defendant was the owner of the motor vessel Rosalee…