...suspended for three years if no other similar violations occur in that time, NOAA announced Monday. The boat's captain, Scotty Davis, also was charged. "This case clearly demonstrates that failure to observe the proper whale watching restrictions...

...as the passengers watched a group of whales dive and resurface. The whales began to approach the boat and captain Scotty Davis, a licensed captain for five years, put the craft in reverse, Pitts said. "He was trying to back away, but just...