Tour boat capsizes on a New York lake - 20 reported dead

[JBean]

This is the part that blows me away:

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. -- The owner of the boat that capsized on Lake George, killing 20 elderly tourists, could face a fine as low as $25 for failing to have enough crew members on board, police said Tuesday.

http://orangecounty.cox.net/cci/newsnational/national?_mode=view&_state=maximized&view=article&id=D8D19MJO0

 

[Moe]

http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=405659&category=REGIONOTHER&BCCode=HOME&newsdate=10/5/2005

Let the lawsuits begin! The Captain, a recovering alcoholic, had a beer last week:loser: Things are getting messy here!

 

[JBean]

NTSB, After Conducting Tests, Says Capsized N.Y. Tour Boat Couldn't Handle Passenger Load

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. -- A tour boat nearly identical to the one that capsized here, killing 20 elderly tourists, became unstable after weight equivalent to just 10 people was placed at the edge of the vessel, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday evening.

http://orangecounty.cox.net/cci/newsnational/national?_mode=view&_state=maximized&view=article&id=D8D25T903

 

[Steve2010]

Grand jury indicts Ethan Allen captain, owner

http://www.wnyt.com/x11898.xml?ag=x156&sb=x183