McGOHEY, District Judge.
The libellant seeks damages for personal injuries sustained while serving as third officer of respondent's vessel S.S. Alamar on September 27, 1948, as she was inbound to New York. While standing the 8 to 12 night watch, he entered the upper wheelhouse in the performance of a duty directed by the master. It was almost totally dark, and he stepped into an open hatch which was usually covered. The resulting fall caused him to strike his back...
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