Opinion ID: 521916
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: The vehicles and the instrumentalities involved

Text: 26 Molett I is controlling on this factor. There the count found that 27 [a]lthough the vehicle upon which the accident occurred was a drilling barge, that fact is at most tangential. The barge was not complete or in navigation when the accident occurred, and the accident neither caused harm to the barge nor can be specifically attributed to the location of the derrick on the vessel. Moreover, as noted above, the chain used was of a type predominantly employed for nonmaritime purposes. Neither the vehicle nor the instrumentalities involved, therefore, raise considerations creating a significant nexus to traditional maritime activities. 28 Id. at 1427. The vehicles and instrumentalities in the present case are the same as those in Molett I. Our law of the case doctrine requires that we find the maritime nexus lacking with respect to this factor. See also Watson v. Massman Construction Co., 850 F.2d 219, 223 (5th Cir.1988) (holding that, despite the presence of a barge in navigable water which contributed to the death of a construction worker, the vehicles and instrumentalities factor did not support a finding of maritime nexus).