Francis Faraola v. Jack O'Neill and the Yacht Marie Celine

BONSAL, District Judge:

Appellant Francis Faraola instituted this maritime action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California seeking to recover damages from the appellees, the yacht MARIE CELINE and its owner Jack O’Neill. Appellant contends that the IOV2 months he was required to spend in a Mexican jail came about by reason of the unseaworthiness of the MARIE CELINE and abandonment. The District Court granted summary judgment in favor of appellees. This appeal followed. We affirm.

In the spring of 1975, appellee Jack O’Neill enlisted the appellant and his…