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| Long Island boating deaths blamed on overloading, report finds | Long Island boating deaths blamed on overloading, report finds |
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| A report has found that overloading was the primary reason for a Long Island boating accident that resulted in the deaths of three children. | A report has found that overloading was the primary reason for a Long Island boating accident that resulted in the deaths of three children. |
| According to the findings by the Nassau County district attorney's office, the 34-foot yacht was barely stable in calm waters. It was carrying 29 people during a July 4 outing last year. | According to the findings by the Nassau County district attorney's office, the 34-foot yacht was barely stable in calm waters. It was carrying 29 people during a July 4 outing last year. |
| According to Newsday, the stability analysis determined that the boat capsized and sank in Oyster Bay "as a result of being overloaded and apparently encountering a 90-degree wave". | According to Newsday, the stability analysis determined that the boat capsized and sank in Oyster Bay "as a result of being overloaded and apparently encountering a 90-degree wave". |
| In January, district attorney Kathleen Rice ruled out criminal charges against the owner and operator. The county did not state the cause of the accident until now. | In January, district attorney Kathleen Rice ruled out criminal charges against the owner and operator. The county did not state the cause of the accident until now. |
| The attorney for the owner said there were "contributing factors" not cited by the DA that can be explored in expected civil litigation. | The attorney for the owner said there were "contributing factors" not cited by the DA that can be explored in expected civil litigation. |
| The bodies of a boy aged 12, and two girls aged 11 and eight, were recovered from the cabin of the boat after a long overnight search in the waters near Oyster Bay. | The bodies of a boy aged 12, and two girls aged 11 and eight, were recovered from the cabin of the boat after a long overnight search in the waters near Oyster Bay. |
| Police scuba divers and other authorities found the children's bodies in the cabin of the submerged boat. | Police scuba divers and other authorities found the children's bodies in the cabin of the submerged boat. |
| Associated Press in Mineola contributed to this report | Associated Press in Mineola contributed to this report |
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