GODBOLD, Chief Judge:
A holder of a bill of lading brought this suit in rem against a vessel and in personam against her owner and the carrier of the vessel's liability insurance. The district court granted the defendant marine insurers' motions to dismiss. The dismissal was granted on the ground that plaintiff could not maintain a direct action against marine insurers.
By our order on petition for rehearing in Steelmet v. Caribe Towing Corp.,
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