Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit December 17, 1973, 73-1917 (Mrs. Millie Hueschen, Wife Of/and James W. Lawrence, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross v. Fluor Ocean Services, Inc., Defendant-Appellant-Cross)

PER CURIAM:

Standing- on a barge in the Gulf of Mexico, William Lawrence was killed instantly when a wildly whipping cable severed his head from his shoulders. The barge was owned by defendant Fluor Ocean Services, Inc. His parents brought this action seeking damages under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, the Death on the High Seas Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 761-68, and the general maritime law.