District Court, E.D. Louisiana November 25, 1964, Admiralty—No. 4682, Division “C” (Stoufflet v. Cenac Towing Co.)

WEST, District Judge.

This libel is brought by Ernest J. StoufHet, Jr., owner of the barge ES-2, seeking recovery of the value of the barge which he claims was sunk and lost while chartered to respondent Cenac Towing Company, Inc. The libel is defended on the grounds that respondent, Cenac Towing Company, Inc.