Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit September 4, 1998, Nos. 96-35695, 96-35720 (Knight v. Alaska Trawl Fisheries, Inc.)

MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, Circuit Judge:

We must decide whether a negligent shipowner may receive indemnification under Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic S.S. Corp., 350 U.S. 124, 76 S.Ct. 232, 100 L.Ed. 133 (1956), from a negligent contractor when a shipowner is liable to an injured seaman for unseaworthiness and Jones Act negligence.