THOMPSON, District Judge.
The steamship Eastern Dawn is owned and operated by the United States Shipping Board, and in November, 1924, was on a voyage from Philadelphia and New York to Rotterdam. The libelant, Karl Oiderman, had shipped at boatswain for an indefinite period. On November 23, while on her voyage, the steamship encountered a southeast gale of hurricane force with low barometer, and was slowed down to about 3½ knots, and held on an easterly course...
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