Offshore Marine Towing, Inc. v. gismondi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. 20-CV-60657-RAR OFFSHORE MARINE TOWING, INC., Plaintiff, v. ARTURO GISMONDI, in personam, and “M/V SEA U L8TER,” a 2018 53-foot HCB, document number 1297047, her engines, tender, tackle, equipment, furnishings, and appurtenances, in rem, Defendants. __________________________________________/ ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO REDUCE SECURITY Under maritime salvage law, a vessel owner benefitting from a salvor’s rescue must pay a price for the recovery of his vessel. Here, Plaintiff seeks compensation for towing Defendant’s vessel in…