Defendant Isbrandtsen Company, Inc., was the owner of a ship which was docked in the shipyard of defendant Bethlehem Steel Co. for general repairs and for the removal of concrete ballast from one of the holds. Bethlehem subcontracted with plaintiff's employer, American Stevedores, Inc., to remove the concrete. While a block of the concrete ballast was being removed from the hold to a truck on the dock, a piece of the concrete broke off the block while it was suspended in mid-air and struck plaintiff, who was working on the truck. In this action to recover damages for personal injuries, the Official Referee to hear and determine found as a fact that the concrete block involved in the accident was cracked while it was still in the hold; that this fact was brought to the attention of plaintiff's superiors, who nevertheless directed that the work proceed. The details of the work were under the complete supervision of American and plaintiff's injuries resulted solely from the manner in which the work was done under American's supervision. Judgment in favor of defendants unanimously affirmed, with costs. In our opinion, this case is not governed by maritime law because plaintiff's injuries were not "caused by a vessel" (U.S. Code, tit. 46, § 740). The evidence showed, and the Official Referee found, that the accident was caused by the breaking of a concrete block being transferred from the hold of the ship to the truck on the dock after plaintiff's superiors were notified that there was a crack in it and, despite that notification, the work was ordered to go forward. However, even assuming that the case is governed by maritime law, there is no proof of unseaworthiness. There is no proof either that the vessel, or its equipment, or any of its appliances was defective, or that the equipment used was not reasonably fit for the use for which it was intended. Plaintiff's employer was in sole control of the details of the work, and plaintiff's injuries resulted solely from the manner in which the work was done under his employer's supervision. Under such circumstances, there is no liability either on Isbrandtsen ( Berti v. Compagnie De Navigation Cyprien Fabre, 213 F.2d 397) or on Bethlehem ( Broderick v. Cauldwell-Wingate Co., 301 N.Y. 182).