Petition of Lake Tankers Corporation

WEINFELD, District Judge.

The claimant moves to modify the restraining order entered in the limitation proceeding so as to permit her to proceed with a suit against petitioner in the New York State Supreme Court commenced in her capacity as Administratrix.of the estate of her late husband.

The claim arises out of a collision in the Hudson River between the motor yacht Blackstohe, on which deceased was a passenger, and the tank barge LTC No. 38 then in tow of the tug Eastern Cities. The tug and the barge are owned by the petitioner. The Eastern Cities was push-towing No. 38 up the Hudson River…