Overweight Americans Sink Old Boat-Safety Rule

ecaptain.com — The growth of America's waistline has hit the waterways. Since it's not polite to throw a man overboard, the U.S. Coast Guard is revising a standard that commercial boat owners use to determine how many passengers they can safely board and still meet weight limits. The agency is trying to protect more than 6,000 sightseeing, water taxis and ferries Sep 23, 2008 View in Crawl 4