Default judgment in favor of Seacoast National Bank

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 
 
IN ADMIRALTY 
CASE NO.: 0:26-cv-60289-WPD 
 
SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK, 
 
 Plaintiff, 
vs. 
 
M/V SLOW UR ROLL II, a 2008 Everglades 350LX 
Express, Official No. 1220768, HIN: RJDE0005I708, 
Together with all masts, boilers, cables, engines, 
machinery, etc., in rem, and STARBOARD YACHT 
GROUP LLC, a Florida limited liability company, in 
personam, 
 
 Defendants. 
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DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST  
M/V SLOW UR ROLL II AND STARBOARD YACHT GROUP LLC 
 
This matter, having come before the Court on Plaintiff  Seacoast National Bank 
(“Plaintiff”)’s Motion for Default Judgment (the “Motion”) against M/V SLOW UR ROLL II, a 
2008 Everglades 350LX Express, Official No. 1220768, HIN: RJDE0005I708, together with all 
masts, boilers, cables, engines, machinery, etc., in rem, (“M/V SLOW UR ROLL II” or “Vessel”) 
and Starboard Yacht Group LLC , a Florida limited liability company , in personam  (the 
“Borrower”), filed May 4, 2026. [DE 64].  The Court granted the Motion in an Order entered 
separately.  Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 58(a), the Court enters this separate final 
judgment. 
Accordingly, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that: 
1. Default Judgment is hereby entered in favor of Plaintiff Seacoast National Bank 
and against M/V SLOW UR ROLL II. 
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2. Default Judgment is hereby entered in favor of Plaintiff Seacoast National Bank 
and against Starboard Yacht Group LLC. 
3. Actual notice of the commencement of this suit was properly given by Plaintiff to 
the master or person in custody of the Vessel pursuant to 46 U.S.C. § 31325(d)(1) by (1) the arrest 
of the Vessel by the U.S. Marshal and continued custody since March 4, 2026, (2) notice received 
by National Liquidators, which was in custody of the Vessel at the time the action was commenced, 
and (3) notice received by Borrower, the owner of the Vessel, through mail and personal service. 
4. The Plaintiff’s m ortgage on the defendant Vessel given by Borrower (the 
“Mortgage”) is a preferred mortgage, and is a valid and subsisting lien upon the Vessel superior to 
the interests of the Borrower or anyone else claiming a possessory interest in the Vessel. 
5. The Mortgage is in default for failure to pay sums due and payable to Plaintiff under 
the Note and Mortgage. 
6. The Mortgage is hereby foreclosed; and Plaintiff Seacoast National Bank shall have 
and recover from the Vessel and Starboard Yacht Group LLC, jointly and severally, the principal 
sum of $143,054.75, accrued and unpaid interest of $9,118.21 through and including April 29, 
2026 (with a per diem thereafter of approximately $70.5475), $695.00 of repossession fees, 
$5,600.00 of transportation fees, $850.00 of recovery fees, $3,330.25 of storage fees, $540.00 of 
insurance fees, $5,535.00 of service and repair fees, plus $50.00 in abstract fees, for an aggregate 
total of $168,773.21 (the “Judgment Amount”), which shall bear interest at the rate prescribed by 
28 U.S.C. § 1961 until the Judgment Amount is paid in full, FOR WHICH SUM LET 
EXECUTION ISSUE. 
7. Plaintiff is also entitled to recover it s attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses herein to 
be taxed, and any additional custodial, storage and insurance fees and expenses.  The Court 
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reserves jurisdiction to determine the amount of attorneys’ fees and taxable costs, custodial, 
storage, and insurance costs, and expenses of arrest, in a further claim by Plaintiff against the sale 
proceeds, and in any deficiency judgment sought against Borrower, in personam. 
8. The Vessel is hereby condemned to pay the demands of Plaintiff and shall be sold.  
9. The U.S. Marshal of this District shall conduct the public sale of the M/V SLOW 
UR ROLL II, a 2008 Everglades 350LX Express, Official No. 1220768, HIN: RJDE0005I708, 
together with all masts, boilers, cables, engines, machinery, etc., after publication of Notice of Sale 
has been made in accordance with Local Admiralty Maritime Rules E(16) and A(7).  The sale is 
subject to confirmation by the Court.  
10. The method and procedures of the sale, including the notice of sale, payment of the 
purchase price and method of payment, shall be in accordance with the Local Admiralty Rules, 
except as otherwise provided herein. 
11. Plaintiff is authorized to credit bid all or part of its Judgment Amount of 
$168,773.21 at the public sale of the Vessel in lieu of cash.   
12. All persons, firms, and corporations claiming any interest in said Vessel, including 
Borrower, are forever barred and foreclosed of all right or equity of redemption or claim of, in, or 
to said mortgaged Vessel after the sale. 
13. Pursuant to Local Admiralty Rule E(18), claims against the proceeds of a sale, 
except for seamen’s wages, will not be admitted on behalf of lienors who file and serve their claims 
after the sale.  Any claims filed after the sale shall be limited to the rem nants and surplus arising 
from the sale. 
14. Absent the filing of any other claims prior to the sale of the Vessel, the Clerk of 
this Court shall pay to the Plaintiff, or its attorney, out of the proceeds of the sale of the Vessel, 
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when paid into the registry of this Court, the amounts due Plaintiff herein and taxed costs and 
expenses of this action. 
15. The Clerk shall MAIL a copy of this Order to the addresses below. 
16. The Court retains jurisdiction to enter such other and further orders that are 
necessary or proper, including an order confirming the sale of the Vessel. 
DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Ft. Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida this 
21st  day of May 2026. 
 
 
 
Copies to:  
Counsel of record 
 
Starboard Yacht Group LLC 
545 NE 17th Ave. 
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 
 
M/V SLOW UR ROLL II 
c/o Substitute Custodian National Liquidators 
800 Old Griffin Rd 
Dania Beach, FL 33004 
 
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