United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D December 1, 2003 In the Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

_______________ m 02-20235 _______________ CAPTAIN SHERIFF SAUDI, Plaintiff-Appellant, VERSUS S/T MARINE ATLANTIC, ETC., ET AL., Defendants, MARINE TRANSPORT LINES, INC., OWNER/MANAGER OF THE VESSEL “MARINE ATLANTIC”; MARINE TRANSPORT CORPORATION, OWNER/MANAGER OF THE VESSEL “MARINE ATLANTIC,” Defendants-Appellees.

*************** _______________ m 02-20563 _______________ CAPTAIN SHERIFF SAUDI, Plaintiff-Appellant, VERSUS S/T MARINE ATLANTIC, ETC., ET AL., Defendants, MARINE ATLANTIC LTD.; ACOMARIT SERVICES MARITIME, S.A.; OSPREY ACOMERIT SHIP MANAGEMENT, INC.; KOCH SHIPPING, INC.; KOCH SUPPLY AND TRADING COMPANY, Defendants-Appellees.

_________________________ Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas m H-99-CV-2367 _________________________

Before SMITH, BARKSDALE, and CLEMENT, AFFIRMED. See 5TH CIR. R. 47.6.

Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has deter- mined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.