State of Israel, a Sovereign Nation v. The Motor Vessel Nili, Etc., and Singer & Friedlander, Inc., and Ted Curry Shipping, Ltd., Claimants-Appellants

SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:

The good ship M/V NILI makes its third voyage into this Court. 1 This trip the NILI’s mortgagee, appellant-crossappellee, State of Israel (Israel), brings a foreign ship mortgage foreclosure action 2 against the M/V NILI (NILI) and her fittings, herein appellee-cross-appellant, which generates an international multi-party lien priority race. The race was won-by entry of partial summary judgment in the district court-by the American lienors (American) 3 , herein appellees, with Israel runner-up and the foreign lienors, Singer and Friedlander, Ltd. (Singer) and Ted Curry…