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The captain of a boat that capsized last weekend, killing 20 tourists, said Friday that he had a larger group on board than usual.
Richard Paris, 74, said he was used to seeing tour buses with 30 to 35 people disembark at the Lake George pier before they piled aboard the Ethan Allen. There were 47 passengers aboard when it capsized.
He was at the wheel Sunday when the Ethan Allen flipped, spilling its passengers and Paris into the calm, 68-degree waters of this Adirondack lake. He initially told investigators that he was trying to steer out of the wake of another boat.
Also Friday, Gov. George Pataki proposed making New York’s boating laws as strict as federal law.
