Since its enactment in 1927, the Longshoremen's and Harbor Worker's Compensation Act has been the source of much confusion in admiralty law, particularly with respect to admiralty-state jurisdictional conflicts. The Act provides compensation: "in respect of disability or death of an employee, but only if the dis- ability or death results from an injury occurring upon the navigable waters of the United States (including any dry dock) and if recovery for the disability or death through workman's c