With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". secured to the defendant’s dock and had the effect of extending the dock’s work area. The barge was moved infrequently, primarily to launch the newly constructed concrete barges. This Court, relying on the Supreme Court’s decision in Cope v. Vallette Dry-Dock Co., 119 U.S. 625, 7 S.Ct. 336, 30 L.Ed. 501 (1887), concluded that the barge was a construction platform not designed for the transportation of passengers, cargo, or equipment across navigable waters, and that “the status of the craft [was] governed by the proposition that, ‘as a matter of law, a floating dry dock is not a vessel when it is moored and in use as a dry dock.’ ” Id. at 1002 (citations omitted). The barge in question was merely an extension of the dock. See also Watkins v. Pentzien, Inc., 660 F.2d 604 (5th Cir.1981) (<HOLDING>); Leonard v. Exxon Corp., 581 F.2d 522 (5th

A: holding that two barges fastened together moored to bank of river and used to weld pipeline together were not vessels
B: holding that floating barge moored to shore remaining in same place for approximately seven years and used as work platform to clean and strip cargo and gas from barges was not a vessel
C: holding that barge moored to the shore and used as a stationary work platform to clean other barges was not a vessel
D: holding a bank liable where a bank officer held checks that were intended to pay the irs for withheld taxes
A.