in Re Oceanografia, S.A. De C v. Otto Candies LLC, Candies Mexican Investments, and Osa International

The Seba’an, a merchant vessel registered in Mexico and sailing under the Mexican flag with a Mexican crew, was ferrying workers, all citizens of Mexico, from the Mexican port of Ciudad del Carmen to an offshore drilling site when it caught fire and sank off the coast of Mexico. One worker drowned. The others were rescued. All the survivors still live in Mexico except one, who lives in Illinois. Oceano-grafía, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican entity, operated the ship and employed its captain and crew. Oceanografía chartered the ship from its owner, Candies Mexican Investments, S. de R.L. de C.V.…