Video of fatal US tour boat collision released

May 3rd, 2012

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

Before the lawsuits can proceed, a judge will hear arguments on whether
maritime law should limit the liabilities of the operators of both vessels.

Lawyers for the victims’ families say passengers were not instructed to don
life jackets until moments before the crash. They will also contend the
vessel lacked an emergency air horn and radio and had overhead canopies that
trapped the two victims underwater when the boat capsized.

In November, tug pilot Matthew Devlin was sentenced to a year in prison after
pleading guilty to the maritime equivalent of an involuntary manslaughter
charge. Prosecutors said he was distracted by cellphone calls amid a family
emergency and moved to a part of the tug that blocked his view of the river.