Opinion ID: 63383
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Whether Brown was an Invitee of Sea Mar

Text: OOSI also claims that if Brown is its invitee under the Blanks definition, then Brown is also an invitee of Sea Mar, resulting in circular indemnity. Sea Mar, however, did not hold the right to direct the activities of the vessel. Pursuant to the Charter Agreement, the master of the CAPE COOK was obligated to follow the direction of OOSI and allow on board those persons or parties that OOSI requested. Because Sea Mar did not expressly or impliedly invite Brown or L&L Sandblasting aboard the vessel, there is no basis for 7 No. 07-30112 circular indemnity here. The plaintiff in the underlying case was an invitee of OOSI, not of Sea Mar.