WASHINGTON (AP) - New anti-terror rules could bring unreasonable costs and mean delays for family-owned ferries, sightseeing cruise lines and riverboat casinos and perhaps drive smaller companies out of business, maritime industry officials say.

As proposed, the rules would require ships that carry at least 150 passengers to pay for extra security and maybe to screen all passengers, cargo and baggage. The Coast Guard has left open the possibility of extending the rules to smaller vessels as well. ......
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