Temperatures reached a record 39C (102F) in the capital on Thursday, with health experts warning of pollution levels 10 times higher than normalsafety limits due to the thick pall of smoke from nearby wildfires.
But "if the Coast Guard boarding officer were to conduct a vessel safety inspection under normal circumstances and see that many people on board a boat that size, they would definitely recommend that the operator probably return to port and offload some of them, " Mr. McKenzie said.
For sellers, particularly foundations and boards that are run by conservative trustees, a guarantee represents a measure of safety absent in the normal auction process.