Congress Passes New Law on Tourist Boats After Missouri Tragedy December 19, 2022 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A bill requiring stricter safety rules in response to the 2018 deadly sinking of a...
Captain, 2 Others Charged in Deadly 2018 Missouri Duck Boat Sinking July 19, 2021 By John Hanna A local prosecutor on July 16 charged a boat captain and two other employees over 17 deaths in July 2018...
New Duck Boat Tours Planned for Missouri Lake Where 17 Drowned January 13, 2021 A new company said it is planning to bring tours featuring “unsinkable” amphibious boats back to a Missouri lake where...
Criminal Counts Dismissed Against 3 Employees in Missouri Duck Boat Deaths December 7, 2020 By Margaret Stafford A federal judge has dismissed neglect and misconduct charges against three employees of a tourist boat that sank on a...
NTSB: Failure to Heed Warnings Led to Missouri Duck Boat Sinking April 30, 2020 The primary cause of the sinking of a tourist-carrying duck boat on a Missouri lake in July 2018, in which...
Daughter of Duck Boat Victim Slams Missouri Tort Reform Bill February 7, 2020 By Summer Ballentine Speaking before a Missouri legislative panel, a woman whose father was among the 17 people who died after a tourist...
Owner of Missouri Duck Boat Settles Final Lawsuit Over Deadly Sinking January 21, 2020 By Heather Hollingsworth The owner of a tourist duck boat that sank in a Missouri lake, killing 17 people, has settled its final...
Judge: 1851 Maritime Law Doesn’t Apply in Missouri Duck Boat Case December 9, 2019 A federal judge has ruled that an 1851 maritime law does not protect a company from making payments to families...
NTSB: Coast Guard Ignored Duck Boat Safety Recommendations November 15, 2019 By Jim Salter Federal transportation safety investigators criticized the U.S. Coast Guard Wednesday for ignoring suggestions over nearly two decades to improve tourist...
Ripley Entertainment Settles Some Missouri Duck Boat Lawsuits July 15, 2019 A company that owns a duck boat that sank on a Missouri lake last summer, killing 17 people, said that...