The Harold L.

BYERS, District Judge.

On December 5, 1930, at about 2:00 a. m., the libellant’s barge Harold L. was the port vessel, in the third tier, of a five-tier tow, consisting of fifteen light barges (sides 8 to 10 feet) in tow of the tug Perth Amboy No. 2, bound westerly through the Kills. At a point substantially in mid-channel, about 900 feet southwest of the Bergen Point light, a dredge lay at anchor, with a sand-dumper alongside. The dredge displayed riding light; the night was clear, and visibility was good.

The tow proceeded past the Bayonne Bridge, with a helper tug, Viatic, on the starboard…