Banco Para El Comercio Exterior de Cuba v. The Steamship Ruth Ann

RUIZ-NAZARIO, District Judge.

Libelant, Banco para el Commercio Exterior de Cuba, is a banking corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the Republic of Cuba.

Respondent, S.S. Ruth Ann, is a Liberian vessel, flying the Liberian flag, and the other respondent P & E Shipping Corporation is a corporation organized, created and existing under and by virtue of the Laws of the Republic of Liberia, and is the owner of the S.S. Ruth Ann.

There is evidence to the effect that-all the stockholders of respondent P and E Shipping Corporation are American citizens.

Respondents have…