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Admiralty Law Keyed to Maraist
Complaint of Metlife Capital Corp.
Citation:
132 F.3d 818 (1997)Facts
On January 7, 1994, the towing wire between the tug M/V EMILY S and the barge MORRIS J. BERMAN parted, causing the barge to ground off Punta Escambrón, San Juan, Puerto Rico. This grounding resulted in a significant oil spill into Commonwealth waters. The Commonwealth filed a damages action naming multiple defendants including MetLife Capital Corporation (owner of EMILY S), Bunker Group, Inc. (demise charterer), Bunker Group Puerto Rico, Inc. (operator), and New England Marine Services (owner/operator of the barge and co-demise charterer of EMILY S). Within six months of the spill, these parties filed complaints under the Limitation Act seeking exoneration from or limitation of liability. The district court issued a monition enjoining commencement of any actions against the limitation plaintiffs except in the limitation proceeding. Later, the court suspended this injunction, allowing oil spill claims to be asserted independently of the limitation proceedings.
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