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New York Governor to Propose State Regulation After Fatal Tour Boat Accident

Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday she wants the state to have regulatory authority over boats that operate in caves and similar waterways following a fatal tour boat accident in an underground water tunnel off the Erie Canal. The Office of …

Lockport Tour Boat Capsized Before; Passenger Recounts Ordeal

Soon after a tour boat flipped over during a tour of a dimly lit cavern system, leaving one passenger dead, members of another group recalled a similar experience while taking the same tour eight years ago and questioned whether anything …

Fourth Man Pleads Guilty in Texas-Based Tour Boat Coverage Scam

Prosecutors say a fourth man has pleaded guilty in a Texas-based insurance scam linked to a deadly New York tour boat accident. Investigators in Houston say Robert Steve Mills of Bonita Springs, Fla., pleaded guilty to conspiracy to launder money. …

Accountant Pleads Guilty in Houston in Fake Insurance Scheme

A third man has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to launder money in a scam involving the sale of bogus insurance to a New York tour operator whose boat capsized in 2005 killing 20 elderly tourists, federal officials reported. U.S.Attorney Kenneth …