Florida Shipyard Sues Texas Yacht Owner After Unpaid Dockage and Repair Bills on Motor Yacht Quantum
FLYHOPCO, LLC, doing business as Bradford Marine, a Florida company based in Broward County, has filed an admiralty lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida under Case Number 0:26-cv-62829-JB against the luxury motor yacht Quantum and its Texas-based owner, Quantum Holdings Group, LLC. The verified complaint seeks the arrest and court-ordered auction of the 125-foot aluminum vessel to satisfy an outstanding maritime lien and charges arising from dockage, maintenance, and repair services.
Florida Maritime Repair Facility Seeks Vessel Arrest and Foreclosure Under Commercial Instruments and Maritime Lien Act
The dispute centers on unpaid necessaries provided to the 1989 Broward Marine motor yacht Quantum while berthed at the Bradford Marine facility along the New River in Fort Lauderdale. According to court documents, the vessel captain executed a dockage, maintenance, repair, and production contract in late July 2026, granting the shipyard authority to deliver labor, dockage, and marine supplies. Under federal maritime statutes, entities providing goods and services necessary to the operation and preservation of a vessel obtain a statutory preferred maritime lien. The plaintiff asserts that it has a valid in rem claim against the vessel itself and is invoking Supplemental Admiralty Rule C to secure a warrant of arrest through the United States Marshals Service.
Texas Owner Accused of Breach of Maritime Contract and Evading Dockage and Maintenance Obligations
The lawsuit names Quantum Holdings Group, LLC, a foreign limited liability company with its principal place of business in San Antonio, Texas, as the in personam defendant. The complaint details that the yacht owner accumulated tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid dockage, custodial care, and technical repairs before attempting to shield itself from collection actions by filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Western District of Texas in late August 2026. Following legal intervention by Bradford Marine counsel, the federal bankruptcy court dismissed the Chapter 11 petition in early October 2026, clearing the path for the shipyard to file this federal admiralty action. Bradford Marine alleges that the owner remains in breach of the executed service agreement by failing to satisfy outstanding invoices upon demand.
Shipyard Demands Public Auction of Broward Marine Yacht and Credit Bidding Rights to Satisfy Outstanding Debt
Under the terms of the maritime contract, all dockage, repair costs, and trailing charges must be paid in full prior to the vessel departing the marina premises. In addition to the principal balance for past due services, the plaintiff is pursuing eighteen percent contractual interest per annum, custodia legis expenses, marshal fees, and legal fees incurred throughout the collection process. The complaint requests that the federal court enter a decree of foreclosure, condemn the motor yacht Quantum, and authorize a public marshal sale. Bradford Marine has asked the court for the right to credit bid up to the full judgment amount at auction, ensuring its lien takes priority over any subordinate maritime claims or non-maritime debts.
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