Swiftships Freeport, Inc. v. M v. Cayman Endeavor

MEMORANDUM ON COSTS

HUGHES, District Judge.

This is an admiralty dispute over the allocation of court costs between the holder of a maritime repair lien and the holder of a preferred ship mortgage. The intervening mortgagee will be taxed only the costs attributable to its activity.

Background.

Swiftships Freeport, Inc., repaired the M.V. Cayman Endeavor in the spring of 1986. The shipyard claimed a value for the repairs of $132,121.10. When the owner of the vessel did not pay, Swiftships, claiming a maritime lien, had the ship seized and sold. United Bank of Virginia intervened claiming its…