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Was passenger on a whale watching boat 
In Response To: Well, the added weight would only be a problem if everyone sat on one side of the boat. 
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() ... at Provincetown a few years ago. It was quite a large boat, but a little scary the way the boat rolled when everyone went to one side.
The boat also violated the enforced 10-knot speed limit in the whale protection zone, but that's another topic. I came away thinking the whales enjoy performing for the tour boats, but that the boats are operating too fast (my estimate was 15-20 knots) and are a real danger to the whales.
Messages In This Thread
- 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
- Esentially its a public policy argument
- Well, the added weight would only be a problem if everyone sat on one side of the boat.
