Kimmel came to New York for a long-planned week of shows from Brooklyn and ran smack into the worst storm to ever hit New York City. The storm forced the cancellation of his first New York show Monday night. And although his show went on more or less as planned in what remained of the week, aspects of the show seemed out of sync with what was going on in New York. That may be because Jimmy came to New York in August to pre-tape a number of bits, and he and his producers still aired them, even though they seemed woefully outdated. One example would be this next clip, in which Jimmy visited a predominantly African-American barber shop in downtown Brooklyn to find out why blacks aren’tUnder the terms of the charter, SCNO agreed to man and victual the vessel. On or about November 15, 1980, Barge OT-142, an all steel open hopper river barge owned by plaintiff Federal Barge Lines, Inc. (Federal), was tendered for towing to the M/V Fort Pierre and was accepted into its tow. OT-142 was the stern barge in the port string of the towboat.
The M/V Fort Pierre and its tow, including Barge OT-142 traveled downstream on the Ohio River toward Cairo, Illinois, on November 15-16, 1980. At approximately 4 p. m. on November 16, the towboat and its tow approached Lock and Dam No. 53 on the Ohio River. Lock and Dam No. 53 was at all relevant times operated and maintained by the United States of America