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FIRST INSERTION
NOTICE OF PETITION FOR EXONERATION
FROM OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TAMPA DIVISION
IN ADMIRALTY
Case No.: 8:23 cv--02890
IN RE:
PETITION OF FREEDOM MARINE SALES LLC, as titled owner, and FREEDOM BOAT CLUB LLC, as owner pro hac vice of and for the M/V TIMELESS, a 2023 Crownline E235XS, hull identification number KIS89500C323, her engines, tackle, and appurtenances,
Petitioners.
NOTICE is hereby given that Petitioners FREEDOM MARINE SALES LLC, as titled owner, and FREEDOM BOAT CLUB LLC, as owner pro hac vice of and for the M/V TIMELESS, a 2023 Crownline E235XS, hull identification number KIS89500C323, her engines, tackle, and appurtenances (the “Vessel”), have filed a Petition claiming the benefit of exoneration from and/or limitation of liability according to law and as provided in Section 30501 et seq. of Title 46, United States Code, Rule F of the Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the statutes supplemental thereto and amendatory thereof, and also contesting liability independently of the limitation of liability claimed in said Petition for any loss, damage or injury occurring on or about July 30, 2023, in navigable waters in the area of Holmes Beach, Manatee County, Florida as described in the Petition and said Petition also stating the facts and circumstances upon which exoneration from and/or limitation or liability is claimed.
All persons or corporations having claims arising out of the events mentioned above and as more particularly described in the Petition must present them as provided in Rule F of the Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to the Clerk, United States District Courthouse for the Middle District of Florida located at 801 North Florida Avenue, Tampa, FL 33602 and serve on or mail copies thereof to the Petitioners' attorneys, CHARLES S. DAVANT, ESQUIRE and BRANDON BUSHWAY, ESQUIRE, DAVANT LAW, P.A., 12 Southeast 7th Street, Suite 601, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301, on or before May 5, 2024 or be defaulted. Personal attendance is not required.
Any claimant desiring to contest the allegations of the Petition shall file and serve on counsel for Petitioners an Answer to the Petition on or before the aforesaid date unless the Claim includes an Answer so designated or be defaulted.
Mar. 29; Apr. 5, 12, 19, 2024 24-00455M