In article .com,
"Meye5" wrote:

Correction: 50 passenger capacity not 100. And to answer a prior post,
the uscg does not have jurisdiction over lake george. it is not a uscg
inspected vessel. ny state does. who is to blame though for this
tragedy? perhaps gluttony.

This is EXACTLY where the problem is. Not the "gluttony" but the State
of New York's inspection policies. If this were a USCG Inspected
Passenger Vessel, things would have been different. Stability, would be
only one of the things required for a USCG COI. Operators would be
required to hold USCG Small Passenger Ship Masters License. Ship would
need to be inspected annually for seaworthness. Radios would be
required, and they would need to be inspected once every 5 years, for a
Title III Part III SOLAS RadioTelephone Permit.
In the past, I have been involved with SOLAS Inspections, on both sides
of the Inspection, as well as USCG Courts of Inquirey, on sinkings of
SOLAS Required Vessels. These aren't very fun for the folks that are
left alive, but they do tend to get to the facts of the issue, and new
regulations, do come from such Findings.


Bruce in alaska
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