Petition for exoneration from liability filed in federal court.

NOTICE TO ALL POTENTIAL CLAIMANTS OF PETITION FOR
EXONERATION FROM OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
FORT LAUDERDALE DIVISION
IN ADMIRALTY
CASE NUMBER: 0:25-cv-62568-MD
IN THE MATTER OF:
LEONARD ARABIA, as Owner, of a 2007 37 Midnight Express O-TAY with triple 400hp outboard engines bearing Hull Identification No.
EXK37007K607, its Engines, Tackle, Appurtenances, Equipment, Etc., in a cause for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability.
Petitioner.
As the owner of a 2007 37 Midnight Express O-TAY with triple 400hp outboard engines bearing Hull Identification No. EXK37007K607, its Engines, Tackle, Appurtenances, Equipment, Etc. (hereinafter the Vessel)and pursuant to 46 U.S.C  30501, et seq., and Supplemental Rule F of the Federal Rules of Civil ProcedureLEONARD ARABIA filed a Petition on December 11, 2025, in the United States District Court for the Southern 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 aboutJune 15, 2025, on the navigable waters of the United States in the Intracoastal Waterway near Lighthouse Point, Florida, as more fully described in the Petition. 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.  30529(c), all claims and proceedings against the owner related to the  matter in question shall cease. By March 23, 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 Petition must file their respective claims with the clerk of this court and serve copies thereof on Petitioners counsel. By the same date, all persons or entities presenting claims and desiring to contest the allegations of the Petition must file an answer to the Petition in this court and must serve copies thereof on Petitioners counsel or be defaulted. Service on Petitioners counsel may be made by delivery or mail to Richard J. McAlpin, or Christopher A. McAlpin of McALPIN FLOREZ MARCOTTE, P.A., 80 SW 8th Street, Suite 2805, Miami, Florida 33130, telephone number (305) 810-5400.
Dated:  January 21 2026.
Angela E. Noble
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
By: C. Davis
Deputy Clerk
2/5/26, 2/12/2026, 2/19/2026, 2/26/2026
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