When maritime liens turn up, an unsuspecting vessel owner and the lender can be left in the wake of a deal gone sour. But thanks to a new form of title insurance tailored to the maritime industry, owners, lenders and lawyers who might have green-lighted the transaction with a legal opinion are insulated from the potential risk. First American Transportation Title Insurance Co., a member of The First American Corp., recently introduced its EAGLE Protection Vessel Title Insurance to protect owners and lenders against title defects and deficiencies. The company's location in a renovated French Quarter complex - a stone's throw from the Mississippi River and the Port of New Orleans - is no accident.