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Topic: Ride the Ducks tragedy
Toodygirl5 Joined Fri 10/26/12 Posts: 15022	Sat 07/21/18 12:35 PM Edited by Toodygirl5 on Sat 07/21/18 12:41 PM
Table Rock lake in Branson Mo. Boat turn over in a Storm killing several people. 9 people from same family. Horrible tragedy! The man driving the boat said lifejackets didn't need to be put on. I don't have the link but it's in Huffington post And was all on Tv

Toodygirl5 Joined Fri 10/26/12 Posts: 15022	Sat 07/21/18 12:37 PM Edited by Toodygirl5 on Sat 07/21/18 12:38 PM
Years ago I road that boat and was scared. My man friend tricked me into getting on it! He didn't say it travels right down to the lake, then takes float.

Lpdon Joined Thu 02/25/10 Posts: 18772	Sat 07/21/18 12:57 PM
It's just as much as the captains fault as the people that didn't report it to the Coast Guard before hand.

Toodygirl5 Joined Fri 10/26/12 Posts: 15022	Sat 07/21/18 01:15 PM Edited by Toodygirl5 on Sat 07/21/18 01:17 PM
It's just as much as the captains fault as the people that didn't report it to the Coast Guard before hand. The news said the storm started up fast , after they got out on the Lake. So. Terrible! No tragedy like that in 46 yrs I believe they said !

greeneyes148 Joined Fri 12/25/15 Posts: 5830	Sat 07/21/18 02:19 PM
I'm watching the news now. They say the storm was well know and it appear now that the boat never should have gone out in the first place Terrible terrible tragedy

Lpdon Joined Thu 02/25/10 Posts: 18772	Sat 07/21/18 02:25 PM
People have said it was an unsafe boat for a long time. If just one person reported it this could have been prevented.

greeneyes148 Joined Fri 12/25/15 Posts: 5830	Sat 07/21/18 02:38 PM
7 in one family dead. Aged 2 to 70...family wiped out... just heartbreaking.

BlakeIAM Joined Wed 04/25/18 Posts: 1140	Sat 07/21/18 02:39 PM
7 in one family dead. Aged 2 to 70...family wiped out... just heartbreaking. Absolutely.

Toodygirl5 Joined Fri 10/26/12 Posts: 15022	Sat 07/21/18 04:53 PM Edited by Toodygirl5 on Sat 07/21/18 04:58 PM
7 in one family dead. Aged 2 to 70...family wiped out... just heartbreaking. 17 dead and 9 from one family is what news said yesterday and on the internet www.kmov.com/story/38689627/

Lpdon Joined Thu 02/25/10 Posts: 18772	Sat 07/21/18 05:28 PM
I am not saying this isn't a horrible tragedy because it is. I am just saying it could have been prevented. This is why we have maritime laws. I worked as a Deck Hand on a old fashioned paddle wheel in Lake Tahoe for a few years and the laws are there for a reason. Any captain saying you don't need life jackets should even be a passenger on a boat. When we take out ski boat out we always have more life jackets then are needed. It's not just the law but common sense. I guarantee some of the people on the boat if not all knew they needed life jackets but yet they still went on, that's just stupidity.

Toodygirl5 Joined Fri 10/26/12 Posts: 15022	Sat 07/21/18 05:35 PM Edited by Toodygirl5 on Sat 07/21/18 05:36 PM
Yes, the lifejackets were needed. Actually the life jackets were available on the boat. The one young lady survivor interviewed said, the captain said, they didn't need them on. The Captain didn't survive. Wonder if any suits of liability will be filed!

Lpdon Joined Thu 02/25/10 Posts: 18772	Sat 07/21/18 05:36 PM
Yes, the lifejackets were needed. Actually the life jackets were available on the boat. The one young lady survivor interviewed said, the captain said, they didn't need them on. The Captain didn't survive. Wonder if any suits of liability will be filed! I am guessing so. The boat had to have insurance if it operated commercially.

Dodo_David Joined Fri 08/13/10 Posts: 48950	Sat 07/21/18 05:38 PM
It's just as much as the captains fault as the people that didn't report it to the Coast Guard before hand. The Coast Guard has nothing to do with Missouri's Table Rock Lake.

Toodygirl5 Joined Fri 10/26/12 Posts: 15022	Sat 07/21/18 05:40 PM Edited by Toodygirl5 on Sat 07/21/18 05:41 PM
It's just as much as the captains fault as the people that didn't report it to the Coast Guard before hand. The Coast Guard has nothing to do with Missouri's Table Rock Lake. I was wondering about that !!

Dodo_David Joined Fri 08/13/10 Posts: 48950	Sat 07/21/18 05:49 PM
I made a mistake. The U.S. Coast Guard does have jurisdiction over Duck boats. From the Joplin Globe: Duck boats weigh about 7.5 tons and were built for the military in World War II as troop carriers for water to land missions. They were notably used during the Normandy invasion in France. Years later, they were converted for use as land and water sightseeing boats. The Coast Guard is required to inspect them annually. (Quote Source)

oldkid46 Joined Fri 02/09/18 Posts: 1719	Sat 07/21/18 06:45 PM
Maybe the storm was predicted, but the news coverage of the severe weather was not passed along. I was very surprised by the intensity of the wind in such a short time span. Almost enough to take you off your feet. There were no warnings on the local radio station.

Toodygirl5 Joined Fri 10/26/12 Posts: 15022	Sat 07/21/18 07:50 PM
I remember that lake yrs ago was choppy water, meaning big waves and dark color. It was uneasy ride for me and the boat had too many people on it. Imo My man friend kept telling. Me he seen Jaws ! That didn't help. I. Wanted to get off but couldn't, I prayed to get back to shore safe. We all did. It wasn't even Raining or anything. I just like the other scenery in Branson Missouri.

Dodo_David Joined Fri 08/13/10 Posts: 48950	Sat 07/21/18 08:23 PM
The Duck that sank had a canopy, unlike the one that my late wife and I rode back in 1999. The canopy could have prevented the riders from escaping.

Rock Joined Thu 10/09/08 Posts: 21258	Sat 07/21/18 08:32 PM
If memory serves me... There was a similar DUK accident in OKC a few years ago. Though, without such a number of fatalities. The craft are pushing 80 years old, and do NOT handle like the family bass boat. Perhaps better training, and awareness, may prevent future tragedy.

Lpdon Joined Thu 02/25/10 Posts: 18772	Sat 07/21/18 10:40 PM
I made a mistake. The U.S. Coast Guard does have jurisdiction over Duck boats. From the Joplin Globe: Duck boats weigh about 7.5 tons and were built for the military in World War II as troop carriers for water to land missions. They were notably used during the Normandy invasion in France. Years later, they were converted for use as land and water sightseeing boats. The Coast Guard is required to inspect them annually. (Quote Source) They have jurisdiction over every commercial watercraft but they aren't doing the investigation here. It's the NTSB.