UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 96-40555

IN THE MATTER OF THE LIBEL AND PETITION OF GULF KING 11, INC., AS OWNER OF THE F/V GULF KING SERVICES, INC., AS OWNER PRO HAC VICE OF THE F/V GULF KING 11, HER ENGINES, TACKLE, APPAREL, ETC., OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, GULF KING 11, INC., GULF KING SERVICES, INC., in a cause of exoneration from or limitation of liability,

Petitioner - Appellee-Cross-Appellant,

HERNDON MARINE PRODUCTS INC., as owner or owners pro hac vice of the F/V Gulf King 11, her engines, tackle, apparel, etc., in a cause of exoneration from or limitation of liability, Petitioner - Appellant,

versus

MINNIE LEWIS, Individually and as Next Friend of Tiffanny Hall,

Claimant - Appellant-Cross-Appellee.

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (C-94-CV-210)

September 8, 1997 Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, BENAVIDES and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

This matter is before the court on appeal of a judgment after a bench trial

awarding certain damages based on a finding of vessel unseaworthiness. Having

considered the briefs and oral arguments of counsel, and pertinent parts of the

record, and finding no reversible error, the judgment appealed is AFFIRMED.

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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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

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