Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit March 13, 1990, 89-5469 (Floyd Hurst v. Pilings & Structures, Inc., a Florida Corporation, Florida Insurance Guaranty, Association, Third-Party)

EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Hurst, a diver, claims that he was injured as he attempted to climb out of the water onto his employer’s spud barge. The issue on appeal is whether the spud barge was a “vessel in navigation” for purposes of the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A.App. § 688 (West Supp.1989).