Petro-Hunt, L.L.C. v. United States

OPINION

ALLEGRA, Judge.

Scylla and Charybdis were the treacherous sea monsters of Greek mythology, who lurked on the opposing sides of the Straits of Messina between Sicily and Calabria. According to lore, these nightmarish creatures were strategically placed so as to pose an inescapable threat to passing ships- — sail too close to the peninsula and Scylla would seize and devour your crew with her six serpentine heads; compensate, by navigating closer to *53the island of Sicily, and face the loss of your entire ship in the maelstroms belched from Charybdis’ gaping mouth. On the advice of Circe,…