SHELL OIL CO. v. M/V ITANAGE

No. 91-650-Civ-J-20.

830 F.Supp. 1423 (1993)

SHELL OIL COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. M/V ITANAGE, her equipment, tackle and appurtenances, in rem, Lloyd Brasileiro, as owner of the M/V Itanage, and Captain Henry A. Steele, Defendants.

United States District Court, M.D. Florida. Jacksonville Division.

February 23, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Almer W. Beale, II, Jacksonville, FL, for plaintiff.

James J. Taylor, Jr., Jacksonville, FL, for defendants M/V Itanage and Lloyd Brasileiro.

Robert E. Warren, Jacksonville, FL, for defendant Captain Henry A. Steele.


ORDER

SCHLESINGER, District Judge.

On February 12, 1993, the Court heard oral argument on the following two issues relating to several of the pending motions in this matter: (1) whether under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act ("the FSIA" or "the Act") an in rem cause of action can exist against the M/V ITANAGE and (2) whether Plaintiff complied with the Act's requirements for service of process.

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