Claim of De Gaetano v. Merritt & Chapman Derrick & Wrecking Co.

Hinman, J.:

The question here is whether or not the deceased was engaged in maritime employment. The State Industrial Board has held that he was not. The facts are undisputed. The deceased was a member of the crew of a scow, equipped as a floating derrick with a hoisting engine and engaged generally in the wrecking business. It was also equipped with an air compressor for supplying air to divers operating from the vessel in subaqueous work. It was registered as a vessel with the United States Custom House and was towed at times to various places along the coast in the vicinity of New York…