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Duck boat sinking

goldensrbest — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 17:56:45 GMT

Surprised no one has mentioned this.

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Katcat1 — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 18:06:48 GMT

It surprised me. I was on a duck boat in the Wisconsin Dells and it's on wheels on ground and then drives into the lake. It is hard to believe it did sink, So sad for the victims.

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deepwaterdotter — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 18:08:31 GMT

Such a tragic loss of life.

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fthunt — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 18:10:39 GMT

Big waves - now at the bottom in 40 ft of water. Wheels carried it a few feet from sinking location. Storm = waves

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threecees — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 18:19:44 GMT

Many children on the boat.

So heartbreaking.

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qvcaddition — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 18:20:51 GMT

@Katcat1

@Katcat1 wrote:
It surprised me. I was on a duck boat in the Wisconsin Dells and it's on wheels on ground and then drives into the lake. It is hard to believe it did sink, So sad for the victims.

I was on on one iN SF And did not feel safe, scary. Never again I. thought at the time.

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nana59 — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 18:34:05 GMT

heard it was not mandatory to wear a life jacket......maybe this tragedy will change the law.....so sad....

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Suzeecat — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 18:34:17 GMT

I have never heard of a duck boat before, I had to Google it. It looks like the weather was pretty bad. I have tickets purchased for a riverboat ride tomorrow (not a duck boat). The first thing I will do when I get on board is locate the life preservers!

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SeaMaiden — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 18:57:15 GMT

We had a tragic incident with this same type of duck boat driven on land on a bridge a couple years ago in Seattle. At least 5 people lost their lives in the crash...many injured.

An axel broke on the duck boat..... it crashed into a tourist bus full of visitors.....The company who runs this duck boat tourist business seems to have a lot of accidents.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ntsb-finds-probable-cause-of-deadly-seattle-duck-boat-crash/

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software — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 19:08:45 GMT

I went on a duck boat many years ago in Memphis on the Mississippi. The weather was nice but the ride was not what I expected. The guy driving didn't seem professional and I was glad when the trip was over and we were back on dry land.

There were several duck boats out at the same time in Missouri, do we know why this one sunk?

In a storm you have to run parallel to the land, driving into waves to avoid being turned over.

Horrible tragedy.

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Skyegirl21 — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 19:16:23 GMT

Sooo sad, and avoidable, I think. The organization has no one monitoring weather conditions? Further, I wonder if they waited too long to run for the life jackets? So much lacking in safety precautions in my opinion...

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itsmagic — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 19:20:00 GMT

We went on Duck Boat tours in Boston and DC many many years ago. I remember getting a duck whistle and “quacking” at people along the land part of the tour. At the time it didn’t seem scary but I wouldn’t go on one now.

So sad that people went on what was to be an enjoyable tour that ended tragically.

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Happiness Is Inside JOB — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 19:23:37 GMT

I see the duck buses all the time since I'm near the national monument everyday for work. I would have NEVER expected this to happen, everytime I hear of tour accidents I get a little apprehensive as I love to go on tours.

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goldensrbest — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 20:11:17 GMT

@nana59 wrote:
heard it was not mandatory to wear a life jacket......maybe this tragedy will change the law.....so sad....

It makes sense that it should be.

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itsmagic — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 20:21:41 GMT

I just heard nine members of one family lost their lives. I can’t imagine having that happen.

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goldensrbest — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 20:27:49 GMT

@itsmagic wrote:
I just heard nine members of one family lost their lives. I can’t imagine having that happen.

Oh my that is just horrible.

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lovesrecess — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 20:34:22 GMT

They said they were not sure if lifejackets were on the boat as required. I have been on a Duck boat ride once and you were required to wear the lifejacket. I am surprised they took the boat out on the water with the weather as threatening as it was. Such a heartbreaking tragedy.

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Karie2022 — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 21:34:07 GMT

I’ve been on them a few times, first time with my kids, they just turned 6, many years ago...we had a great time, but the weather was beautiful...no way should that boat been out in that weather...very poor judgement and now those poor people have paid dearly, as will the owner...life jackets from here on should be mandatory especially for children.

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Nataliesgramma — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 21:04:13 GMT

I would never get in any kind of boat without a life jacket...

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OKPrincess — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 21:04:23 GMT

Tragic. I’ve never been on the one in Branson but we rode the boat in Memphis. Unbelievable it happened. My prayers go out to the families.