BYERS, District Judge.
The coal barge Long Island, while in tow upbound in the Arthur Kill, was struck on her port side about 30 feet from her bow by a descending tanker, The M/V Gefion, in the vicinity of Tremley Point, and decision is required to fix responsibility for that occurrence.
The date was May 19, 1945, at around 12:30 P.M., under clear weather conditions of good visibility, with no complicating factors of wind force or direction. The tide was flood...
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