NYCkayaker question on liability of water taxis

[mike]

My approach may seem less positive, but it is more realistic IMO. If
anyone is ever involved in a situation as to what your rights are, the
chances of the established organization being truthful are slim.  If you
are injured in an auto-involved collision and you accept the other
party's insurance company liability without exploring, you may not
receive what you are entitled.  NYPD officers are infamous for arresting
people, who dare ask them their name, even though the patrol guide and
CCRB decisions states they must do so when asked. There were two people
last week that were arrested for this.

Richard the articles and info you posted is great. Thanks
My understanding of the decision concerning the Staten Island ferry and
the 1851 act is that if the supervisors are not aware of the negligence,
then the 1851 act does apply.   A boat operator under the influence or
severely fatigued may occur without knowledge of the supervisors.
"The 1851 act limiting liability, he added, does not apply when the
negligent parties include supervisors."

I need to ask how the titanic tort case played out in the end. That is
quite a eye opener.
"Mr. Bisignano said that the 1851 act was the same one cited by the
owners of the Titanic in an attempt to "limit the amount of damages to
the value of a couple of dozen lifeboats.".

Best 
mike