26-04370N

NOTICE TO ALL POTENTIAL CLAIMANTS OF COMPLAINT
FOR EXONERATION FROM OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TAMPA DIVISION
IN ADMIRALTY
CASE NO.: 8:26-cv-02615-TPB-AAS
IN RE: PETITION OF THEODORE CAVALIERE as owner pro hac vice of and for M/V Knot a Fluke, a 2025 21’ Bayliner Marine Corp. FL7740TY, bearing Hull Identification No. BLBX1925A525, her engines, tackle, and appurtenances, for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability,
Petitioner.
Petitioner, THEODORE CAVALIERE (“Petitioner”), as owner pro hac vice of M/V Knot a Fluke, a 2025 21’ Bayliner Marine Corp. FL7740TY bearing Hull Identification No. BLBX1925A525 (hereinafter the “Vessel”)-and pursuant to 46 U.S.C. § 30501, et seq., and Supplemental Rule F of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure-filed a complaint on September 8, 2026, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida seeking exoneration from, or limitation of, any liability concerning any and all personal injury, property damage, destruction, or other losses arising out of or related to an incident on or about September 13, 2025, on the navigable waters of the United States near Pinellas County, Florida, specifically in the Gulf of America in the area of Tarpon Springs, Florida, as more fully described in the Complaint. [D.E. 1]. The court has accepted a letter of undertaking as interim security for all claims against Petitioner and the Vessel. Pursuant to 46 U.S.C. § 30511(c), “all claims and proceedings against the owner related to the matter in question shall cease.”
By October 26, 2026, all persons or entities claiming damage for any and all loss, destruction, injuries, and/or death allegedly as a result of the occurrences and happenings recited in the complaint must file their respective claims with the clerk of this court and serve copies thereof on Petitioner’s counsel. By the same date, all persons or entities presenting claims and desiring to contest the allegations of the complaint must file an answer to the complaint in this court and must serve copies thereof on Petitioner’s counsel or be defaulted. Service on Petitioner’s counsel may be made by delivery or mail to Richard J. McAlpin, Julie C. Cohen, or George S. Florez of McAlpin Florez Marcotte, P.A., 9130 S. Dadeland Boulevard, Suite 1900, Miami, Florida 33156, telephone number (305) 810-5400.
Dated: September 10, 2026
(SEAL)
Carla Roberts
United States District Court
Middle District Court of Florida
By Deputy Clerk
Sep. 25; Oct. 2, 9, 16, 2026 26-04370N

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