Crown Bay Marina Lp v. Reef Transportation

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN CROWN BAY MARINA, L.P., ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Civil No. 2018-73 vs. ) ) REEF TRANSPORTATION, LLC, et al., ) ) ) Defendants. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 storm, passed over St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands on September 6, 2017. Two vessels belonging to defendant Reef Transportation, LLC (“Reef”) were secured in plaintiff Crown Bay Marina, L.P.’s (“CBM”) boat docking facility during the storm. In this admiralty action, CBM seeks to recover from Reef for damage it claims the vessels caused…