Maryland International, S.A. v. Proceeds of the Sale of the S.S.

BARTELS, District Judge.

Application by Maryland International, S.A. (hereinafter referred to as “Maryland”) for a decree pursuant to Rule 42. of the Rules of Practice in Admiralty, 28 U.S.C.A., directing payment to Maryland of $1,000 from the proceeds of sale-by a United States Marshal of the S.S. Panargy I, initiated by the foreclosure-of a foreign ship mortgage under the-authority of 46 U.S.C.A. § 951.

Section 1284 of Title 8 of the United' States Code Annotated provides that the owner or agent of a vessel who fails to. detain certain alien crewmen aboard *601shall be liable to the collector of…