THANH LONG PARTNERSHIP v. HIGHLANDS INS. CO.

No. 94-40021. Summary Calendar.

32 F.3d 189 (1994)

THANH LONG PARTNERSHIP, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HIGHLANDS INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 19, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Blackwell, Gibbens, Blackwell & Stevens, New Iberia, LA, for appellant.

James E. Diaz, Sr., Onebane, Donohoe, Bernard, Torian, Diaz, McNamara & Abell, Lafayette, LA, for appellee.

Before GARWOOD, SMITH and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.


DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:

This insurance dispute arises from the illfated and final voyage of the M/V BIG TOM, a Florida-style double rig shrimp trawler which sank in the Gulf of Mexico at Vermillion Block 122-A. Thanh Long Partnership (Thanh Long), the vessel owner, sued Highlands Insurance Company (Highlands), its maritime hull insurer, claiming that the BIG TOM was lost due to the master's operational negligence, which is a covered peril under

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