The John J. Tucker

BYERS, District Judge.

A collision occurred in the Arthur Kail between the wooden Diesel tug John J. Tucker and the barge Socony 111 about 200 feet northeast of Buoy No. 4 at about 11:55 P.M. on the night of December 18, 1944, which gave rise to these two causes.

In the first, the owner of the tug seeks to recover for its damages; and in the second, the owner of the barge seeks redress from the tug.

The steel barge Socony 111 was in tow of the steam-tug Socony 9, being made fast, bow foremost, on the tug’s starboard side; the sterns were flush and the barge extended about 150 feet forward of the…