Need for boater ed comes to the fore

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Originally Posted by Ryan

Boston.com highlights the need for boater education after recent marine accidents.

New Hampshire's requirement is mentioned in the last paragraph.

Interesting that the editorial choose 2 licensed commercial captains to highlight the need for more education. You have thunk that if safety was such an issue they'd have had no problem finding and citing the usual Capt B's foulups. I could use the same 2 data points to "conclude" that extensive training and education doesn't prevent accidents and the lack of such accidents (since none are cited) among the uneducated "proves" such education isn't needed.

While I don't disagree with the conclusion, the article didn't make it's case (or makes it poorly).


ps - The article made it seem as if the duckboat capt was at fault. IIRC the details I read makes it look as if the barge capt was the (more) negligent party.