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• 20 died in 2005 when a tour boat tipped over in Lake George
  • Well, the added weight would only be a problem if everyone sat on one side of the boat.
    • Saw a tour boat listing badly in Portland Harbor
    • Was passenger on a whale watching boat
  • This is the type of horror I think of in third world countries.
  • NTSB Report...It really shouldn't have had more than 14 passengers!
  • What I find interesting is the last paragraph
    • The concept of Soverign Immunity comes to us from Engish Law (you have it too, in Oh Canada) :^)))
    • With regard to the NY State Court of Appeals (i.e., their highest Court)
  • Esentially its a public policy argument
    • You might illuminate us on the "Safe Harbor" defense of the boat owner/operator?