NYCkayaker ntsb results lake George boat with 20 fatality

[mike pidel]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/25/AR200607
2501257.html

Overloading Cited By NTSB in Fatal Tour Boat Sinking

 

By Michelle García

Washington Post Staff Writer

Wednesday, July 26, 2006; Page A04

 

NEW YORK, July 25 -- A cruise boat on a foliage tour on Lake George last
year was overloaded and should have been carrying far fewer passengers
when it capsized and 20 elderly people died, according to a report
issued by federal investigators Tuesday.

 

The National Transportation Safety Board found that the tour boat, the
Ethan Allen, had 48 people on board when it overturned on a calm day on
the lake in the Adirondacks. The vessel was certified by the U.S. Coast
Guard to carry 48 passengers and two crew members, but the guidelines
were drafted when the average American weighed 140 pounds, about 35
pounds less than the average now.

 

What's more, the Ethan Allen, operated by Shoreline Cruises, underwent a
modification after its certification that made the boat suitable for
only 14 people, investigators found.

 

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mike

 

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