Veldhoen v. United States Coast Guard

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

I

Paul Veldhoen and Arnoldus Broekhoven (“the sailors”) appeal the denial of a petition to enjoin the United States Coast Guard’s investigation of a high-seas collision. Because we find that there was no final agency action and, therefore, the district court lacked jurisdiction to hear the sailors’ petition, we affirm.

II

Sometimes two ships do not pass in the night. In the evening of November 6, 1993, the M/S Mount Ymitos, a Maltese-flagged freighter, collided with the M/S Noordam, a cruise ship sailing under the Netherlands Antilles flag. The accident occurred…