Notice to claimants regarding a vessel accident and claims filing deadline.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION 
2:25-cv-985-SPC-NPM
IN ADMIRALTY
MASCARO MARINE, LLC, 
JOSEPH MASCARO, and LUCA MASCARO, 
Plaintiffs, 
V. 
UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS, 
Defendants. 
 
NOTICE TO ALL POTENTIAL CLAIMANTS 
As the owners of a 2024 32 Sportsman Boats vessel, Hull ID# 
SMNKC143B424 (the vessel) and pursuant to 46 U.S.C  30501, et seq., and Supplemental Rule F of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure-MASCARO MARINE, LLC and JOSEPH MASCARO and LUCA MASCARO filed a complaint on October 20, 2025, 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 accident when the vessel came into contact with an individual, Hayden Gott, on or about May 24, 2025, in the vicinity of the Boca Grande Pass in the territorial waters in or near Charlotte County, Florida, as more fully described in the complaint. The court has accepted a letter of undertaking as interim security for all claims against the plaintiffs 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 April 10, 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 plaintiffs 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 plaintiffs counsel or be defaulted. Service on plaintiffs counsel may be made by delivery or mail to Charles S. Davant, Esquire and Brandon Bushway, Esquire, Davant Law, P.A., 100 NE 3rd Ave, Suite 440, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301, telephone number (954) 414-0400. 
DATED:February 10, 2026 
Elizabeth Warren, CLERK 
By: Ashleigh Levi
Deputy Clerk
Publish: 03/02/26, 03/09/26, 03/16/26, 03/23/26
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