Fatal Expectations: Lessons from the George Prince Ferry Disaster

This October 20^th will mark the 47^th anniversary of the M/V George Prince Ferry Disaster (1976), in which at least 77 perished, and became the worst disaster of its kind in the nation’s history.

The early morning of October 20, 1976 on the Mississippi River near Luling, Louisiana was clear, crisp, without haze or fog and visibility measuring around 8 mil…