Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied June 2, 2000.
RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:
For this 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(3) interlocutory appeal, the issue is one of first impression: can a seaman's preferred maritime lien for 46 U.S.C. § 10313(g) "penalty" wages be enforced against the proceeds from the sale of the vessel on which he served, when those proceeds are less than the indebtedness secured by a preferred mortgage for the vessel, and in...
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