I finally saw pictures of the boat. It is a travesty that this small
craft was rated for 50 passengers and two crew.

I should know this having been heavily involved with the Coast Guard
and vessel stability issues but it's slipped my mind. Does the USCG
have inspection jurisdiction over vessels on Lake George? I haven't
seen them mentioned in the news accounts.

USCG stability rules are pretty conservative although there are plenty
of vessels that are grandfathered, been modified post stability test,
or otherwise snuck into the system.

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Roger Long

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"Roger Long" wrote:

I finally saw pictures of the boat. It is a travesty that this small
craft was rated for 50 passengers and two crew.

I should know this having been heavily involved with the Coast Guard
and vessel stability issues but it's slipped my mind. Does the USCG
have inspection jurisdiction over vessels on Lake George? I haven't
seen them mentioned in the news accounts.

USCG stability rules are pretty conservative although there are plenty
of vessels that are grandfathered, been modified post stability test,
or otherwise snuck into the system.

NY Tmes reported that as an older boat, this one was grandfathered in
and did not have to be inspected after changes.

h

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To respond, obviously drop the "nospan"?

I saw the out of the water photos in the paper this morning and the
report that a stability test had to be stopped after 10 passengers.
As one who has designed several USCG certificated vessels and
conducted more stability tests than I can remember, all I can say is
"WOW!". No tests or calculations would have been necessary to
conclude that this thing was going to kill people some day with 50
passengers.

I think this accident is going to be one of those that results in a
major overhaul of the regulations. Actually, it probably won't. Post
911 nobody is paying attention to anything except chasing phantoms and
figuring out ways to use terrorism and natural disasters to push
political agendas and award no-bid contracts.

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Roger Long