Nassau, Bahamas - A
local marine surveyor is cautioning Bahamians to heed load capacities in
the wake of two horrific boating accidents, including one that left
three children dead July 4 when they were trapped inside a cabin as the
boat they were on, a 34-foot Silverton, capsized on Long Island Sound in
New York.

                

"Investigators are looking into the
cause of the accident but the first thing that comes to mind is the
question of whether the boat was overloaded. It was a 34-footer with 27
people onboard and automatically that triggers an uh-oh reaction," says
Larry Phillips, ABYC, a marine surveyor who has been...