District Court, E.D. Louisiana February 8, 2011, Civil Action 10-1956 (Wade v. BORDELON MARINE, INC.)

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ORDER AND REASONS

ELDON E. FALLON, District Judge.

I. Background

This case arises out of an accident off the coast of Panama City, Florida, in which sea lions were being transferred between the R/V MR. OFFSHORE, owned by Defendant Bordelon Marine, Inc., and Sea Lion Boat # 17, a rubber inflatable boat (RIB) owned and operated by the United States Navy.