Crown Bay Marina, L.P. v. Subbase Drydock Inc.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN CROWN BAY MARINA, L.P., ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Civil No. 2018-68 vs. ) ) SUBBASE DRYDOCK, INC., 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 in the custody of defendant Subbase Drydock, Inc. (“Subbase”) 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 Subbase for damage it claims the vessels…