EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.
Plaintiff, formerly chief mate aboard the s/s Columbia Heights, owned and operated by the defendant, seeks to recover damages arising out of injuries sustained by him while the vessel was docked at a pier at Ocho Rios, Jamaica, British West Indies.
Plaintiff was injured as he stepped off the ship's gangway ladder when the vessel suddenly surged aft and his right foot was caught by the roller at the dock end of the gangway....
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