NOTICE TO ALL POTENTIAL CLAIMANTS OF COMPLAINT FOR EXONERATION FROM OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

NOTICE TO ALL POTENTIAL CLAIMANTS OF COMPLAINT FOR EXONERATION FROM OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION "IN ADMIRALTY" CASE NUMBER: 3:25-cv-00862-WWB-SJH IN THE MATTER OF: JOSHUA MEAD, as Owner, and JOSHUA MEAD JR., as Owner Pro Hac Vice of a 2001 17' Sundance Boats Runabout bearing Hull Identification No.: SVTF7575D102, its Engines, Tackle, Appurtenances, Equipment, Etc., in a cause for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability. ____________________________/ Petitioners, JOSHUA MEAD as owner, and JOSHUA MEAD JR., as owner Pro Hac Vice (hereinafter the "Petitioners"), of a 2001 17' Sundance Boats Runabout bearing Hull Identification No.: SVTF7575D102 (the "Vessel")—and pursuant to 46 U.S.C § 30501, et seq., and Supplemental Rule F of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure—filed a complaint on July 30, 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 incident on or about May 13, 2025, on the navigable waters of the United States on the Matanzas River near Devil's Elbow ramp on the ICW, near St. Augustine in and around St. John's County, Florida, as more fully described in the Complaint. [D.E. 1]. The court has accepted a letter of undertaking as interim security for all claims against Petitioners 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 30, 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 Petitioners' 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 Petitioners' counsel or be defaulted. Service on Petitioners' counsel may be made by delivery or mail to Richard J. McAlpin, George S. Florez, or Michael Del Duca of McAlpin Florez Marcotte, P.A., 9130 S. Dadeland Blvd., Suite 1900, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33156, telephone number (305) 810-5400. Dated: February 25, 2026 /s/ Femi Young United States District Court Middle District of FL by Deputy Clerk March 9, 16, 23, 30 2026 LSAR0471060