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U.S. v. TRIDENT CRUSADER

No. 03-30426.

366 F.3d 391 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. TRIDENT CRUSADER, Etc., Defendant, and Det Norske Veritas, Intervenor-Plaintiff-Appellant, v. United States of America, Intervenor-Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 28, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth W. Magner (argued), New Orleans, LA, for Det Norske Veritas.

Peter Glenn Myer (argued), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Torts Branch Civil Div., Washington, DC, for U.S.

Before DUHÉ, BARKSDALE and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:

This case presents the question whether a preferred ship mortgage is void if recorded after a vessel was documented, but before the vessel construction was complete. Appellant Det Norske Veritas (DNV) intervened in this foreclosure action by Appellee, the Maritime Administration of the United States Department of Transportation (MARAD), the holder of the first preferred ship mortgage. The M/V TRIDENT CRUSADER was seized and sold to MARAD...

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