In Re International Marine, LLC

FINDINGS OF FACT & CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

ELDON E. FALLON, District Judge.

I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY

This case arises out of a collision between two vessels, the M/V INTERNATIONAL TITAN and the M/V MISS KATHRYN, in the Calcasieu Pass near Cameron, Louisiana, on February 12, 2007. The INTERNATIONAL TITAN was owned by International Marine, and the MISS KATHRYN was owned by Graham Offshore, LLC, and operated by Seacor Marine, LLC. Plaintiff Paul Duet, a diesel mechanic, had completed repairs on one of the MISS KATHRYN’s engines and was aboard the vessel at the time of the collision. He filed suit under the…