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Judge orders trial in Lake George tragedy

Thu, Mar 11th 2010 12:00 am
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A federal judge has set a trial to determine whether another boat's wake contributed to the 2005 capsizing of a tour boat on Lake George that killed 20 passengers.

In a ruling Monday, U.S. District Judge Thomas McAvoy says there's a question of fact to be determined at trial June 10. He refused the Lake George Steamboat Co.'s request to dismiss liability claims that its tour boat's wake contributed to the Ethan Allen's capsizing.

The 40-foot Ethan Allen carried 47 passengers and the captain when it suddenly tipped over in clear, sunny weather, sending screaming tourists into the Adirondack lake. Nineteen of those killed were from Michigan; one was from Ohio.

Claims against the boat owner and operator and a tour organizer have been settled.