KNOX, District Judge.
When, on July 26, 1920, the Effna was reported to charterers as ready to receive cargo for a voyage to Rio de Janeiro, her fuel tanks were practically empty, and she could not have proceeded, had she received cargo on that day. In fact, the Shipping Board had no oil available for any of its ships at Norfolk, where the Effna lay, until August 4, 1920; and, due to the requirements of other government vessels, already "on orders" for fuel oil, none...
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