Legal Opinion
Smit Americas, Inc. v. the M/T MANTINIA
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided April 22, 2003No. CIV. 95-2498(RLA)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
ACOSTA, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
This is an action in admiralty for a marine salvage arising out of the stranding of a fully laden single hull oil tanker, the motor tanker, M/T MANTINIA, while entering the harbor of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, on June 1, 1994. The only issue before the Court at this juncture is whether Captain Ted Hosking (HOSKING) of Smit Americas, Inc. (SMIT) took charge and directed the successful salvage operation of the MANTINIA on a voluntary basis. 1
THE PARTIES
SMIT is a subsidiary of Smit International (Americas) Inc. which, in turn, is under the…
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