District Court, S.D. New York March 26, 1973, Action No. 1; Action No. 2; Nos. 68 Cir. 3724, 69 Cir. 571 (Mystic Steamship Corp. v. M/S Antonio Ferraz)

OPINION

BONSAL, District Judge.

These consolidated actions in admiralty1 were brought as a result of a collision of the Barge EASTERN NO. 2 (the “Barge”) and the M/S ANTONIO FERRAZ (“Ferraz”) which collision occurred in the early morning of June 11, 1968 at the entrance of Chesapeake Bay off Cape Henry, Virginia.