THORSTEINSSON v. M/V DRANGUR

No. 89-5058.

891 F.2d 1547 (1990)

Olafur THORSTEINSSON, Bergthor Havardsson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. M/V DRANGUR, her engines, tackle, machinery, appurtenances and apparel Vikur Shipping Defendants-Appellees, Utvegsbanki Islands H.F., Claimant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 16, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Geoffrey Gill, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., for plaintiffs-appellants

Gerhardt A. Schreiber, Coral Gables, Fla., for defendants-appellees.

Before FAY and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges, and CASTAGNA, District Judge.


FAY, Circuit Judge:

This admiralty appeal involves two seamen, plaintiffs-appellants Thorsteinsson and Havardsson, who brought suit in rem asserting various maritime liens against their vessel, the M/V Drangur ("Drangur"), after it had been bought by Utvegsbanki Islands HF ("Bank") at a judicial sale in Iceland. Plaintiffs-appellants also sued Vikur Shipping, their employer, in personam on the same claims. The district court found that the Icelandic judicial sale...

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