District Court, S.D. Florida November 18, 2004, 03-23279-CIV (Atlantis Marine Towing, Inc. v. the M/V Elizabeth)

MEMORANDUM OPINION INCORPORATING FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

TURNOFF, United States Magistrate Judge.

Factual Background and Incorporated Findings of Fact

Plaintiff Atlantis Marine Towing, Inc. (“AMT”), a Florida Corporation, is a professional maritime towing and salvage company. AMT’s business consists of, among other things, assisting boats in distress.