The Black Diamond No. 2

KENNEDY, District Judge.

In this case the libellant’s suit is for damage done to the barge Black Diamond No. 2 on November 22,1943.

On November 21, 1943, at two o’clock in the morning the Black Diamond No. 2 was placed outside of three other barges at the light stakes at Perth Amboy, south of the dumper coal dock, with her. stern toward the dumper dock and her port side toward Arthur Kill. A tier of barges lay ahead of her and a tier of two boats lay *700astern of the two innermost barges of the tier in which she was.

On the next day, November 22, 1943, about 1:30 p. m. the tug Perth Amboy No. 2…