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I hate hearing about that Hyatt disaster. That was the day I was born, so I got to hear about it on the local news first thing every year on my birthday. Sharing the day with one of the worst things ever to happen in the city is weird. |
Seems weird that ride the ducks wouldn’t have a minimum age or size to ride it. Is there life vest small enough to fit a 1 year old?
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Duck boats linked to more than 40 deaths since 1999
http://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article215261040.html Maybe, it’s just me. |
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https://myfox8.com/2018/07/20/they-a...t-in-20-years/ Ya, your probably right. |
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Oh, and because we're supposed to be grammar Nazis on here, it's "you're" and not "your". |
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I might side with James Hall on this argument. https://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...f1d_story.html |
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Oh no! My RWD Ford dually skidded off the road and killed someone when I drove it in the ice! This is the truck's fault! |
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Two incidents in what, 40 years of these things driving around different places all over the country, every day, carrying hundreds of people?
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Duck Boats Matter.
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And I would guess the boats have served hundreds of thousands, if not into the millions of people. |
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If you count all of the World War II casualties aboard Duck Boats, the mortality rate skyrockets.
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The smoking gun is going to come from the statements made, if any from the Capt and the people responsible for ,making the call for entering the lake or canceling service due to inclement weather. This is not the first time a duck boat has been in a thunderstorm just the worst.
If the Duck Boats knew that the storm was preceded by a squall of 60MPH winds and allowed the boats on the water then that person should see jail time. If it was company policy to enter the lake even though they were in the window of a wind advisory and thunderstorm warning then send Pattinson there too. |
They should give the survivors free passes for life.
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I'd still like to know how long before the TS warning was issued at 6:30 did the thing enter the water. Other than some guy saying he thinks he saw it heading towards the lake shortly before 7:00, it hasn't been reported.
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Were the children wearing life preservers? Should have been isn't that the law when out on the water?
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I watched the live video of them pulling it out today and there were no windows. WTF?
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I want to know what qualifications Ride the Ducks uses to name and give title as Captain to there employees and what the qualifications are to be a driver. Is the Captain just a guy who delivers the spiel on the duck tour. Or is this Captain a real expert in navigating on water and all safety regulations. He obviously made a bad call on not to put on life vests and abandon ship when it took on water.
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CNN The area around Branson was placed under a severe thunderstorm warning shortly after 6:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. ET), about half an hour before the boat sank. |
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A survivor said after it was under water for a minute the captain released the canopy.
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Why are they still using WWII technology? Why not design a safer Duck Boat that's more in tune with this century?
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I did not know it could be released in case the duck went under. I guess that if you didn't grab a vest before it happened.... |
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What's really is hard to understand, is the main center were they park and load is even further north than me, that's the direction the storm came in from. (Green mountain & 76) The incident was 1.5 miles south of me. Why didn't they call them all back in? This would of bought more time. |
$30 a ticket X 29 passengers = why they didn’t call them back in.
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Dude, one look at that storm, and you could tell it was nasty like my women. |
Is it possible the windows were crushed by the water pressure at 80 feet of depth?
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^ The hell with Duck Boat Caprains, Duck Boat Captains don’t matter.
Hee also kept telling them to stay in their seats even as it was so bling. Ya, **** him. |
#DuckBoatCaptains Lives Matter
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I cannot even fathom a person risking the lives of 30 people for $870. I have to ask if the driver and "captain" we're up to date on the weather (did they know of 60 mph winds coming in front of the storm. It may be months or years before anything is public as it I were the captain's lawyer I would cut his tongue out to keep him from speaking. The same for the Manager of the overall operation who should have made the call to turn the Ducks around. |
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Here’s a part of the Branson Ducks story you should know: While the duck boat was capsizing, David Griffin was working a part-time job as a waiter on the Showboat. For 4 years, he performed on the Showboat’s stage, and currently is a star singer with the Clay Cooper Experience in Branson. Watching the tragedy unfold, David took off his waiter’s apron, called on a fellow employee and JUMPED INTO THE WATER to help. At 75 MPH, those swells would make it hard to survive, much less swim or help someone else. David swam to a woman who was face down in the water, and struggling to stay afloat, managed to hold her up for 25 minutes. He had even forgotten to remove his shoes!! The woman did not make it. Before he was lifted by a pontoon boat, David helped move two more people out of the water. David did not rescue anyone who lived. But the Branson singer and waiter tried!! BTW, only two people from the Branson Bell jumped into the treacherous waters, David and his pal. Despite how he thought “a half-dozen times” that he, too, was going to die, David made it to shore and the dock of the Branson Belle, in time to console the Duck Captain, who was in a wheelchair. “You did all you could,” he told him. I thought it is important that you know what David did yesterday! David’s story should be told. |
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Safer than planes, trains & automobiles. |
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Overreact much? |
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As much as yours. |
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First of the First from 1980-82. |
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Why do I get the feeling this is about to become a dick measuring contest? What's the point? Are you trying to prove that your opinion is more valid than someone else's based on your personal experience with duck boats?
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That idiot needs to be removed from the thread. Or better yet, the entire board.
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After Tuesday "chime in" by Claire (the witch) McCaskill one would have to think that we should all breath easier knowing she is committed to addressing the safety of Duck boats on a federal level.
In response to the former owner who stretched the Duck boats, who had no engineering background, I would say that most modified vehicles on the road were also modified by people with no engineering background. where do you think the Toyota 4Runner, stretch limos, and lift kits come from? Certainly not engineers. Because the Duck boats didn't have bumpers and the side marker lighting being a few inches from proper (retrofit) doesn't bother me. I dououst not being routed behind the vehicle caused it to sink, hit motorcycles or pedestrians or tour buses. The biggest question still seems to be: Was the boat told to go into the water or was it a decision made on board? I really think that the Ntsb will shed some light on this but while it's popular everyone, the "witch" included want to chime in. One got on her broom Tuesday on the Senate floor. |
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The problem was the decision to drive
Out on the lake Now everyone is an armchair expert on duck boats LMAO Sure shitty design but they never should have hit the water that day |
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Thought this was interesting. A response from a local news station regarding reaction to coverage.
https://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/kol...age/1321674829 KOLR10 Insider: Questions and Comments Answered About Duck Boat Tragedy Coverage No doubt it's been a tough time for everyone across the Ozarks as we've watched the tragedy unfold involving the duck boat fatalities and injuries at Table Rock Lake. Our insider aims to answer your questions, comments and concerns about the content you see from KOLR 10 news. We want to address some viewer messages regarding three aspects of our coverage of the Duck Boat Tragedy. Let's begin with Thursday night, some of you were angry that we interrupted "Big Brother" to bring you breaking news details about the accident. Teresa contacted us saying, "Shame on you for interrupting Big Brother for no news." Christy wrote, "Are you kidding me?? you are breaking into programming to report a quote "boat issue"...Thanks a lot." Ryan weighed in, "Do not interrupt public television for an accident on Table Rock Lake. That has nothing to do wth the general public, it can wait until 10." Clearly it was much more than a "boat issue" and the general public has had a huge outcry of concern for the people affected by the tragedy. KOLR10 News is a trusted gate-keeper of information. This story rose to a level that warranted interruption of regular programming. We were cautious and guarded -- and only reported what we had confirmed that night. If you're still upset about missing "Big Brother", episodes are available to watch at CBS.com. Another issue that enraged some viewers was our airing of video, showing a woman, who was alive, on a stretcher shortly after the accident. It came to us from someone who was at the scene that night. Lacey said to us, "The raw footage of the ducks accident seriously needs to be taken down. Victims are still unaccounted for." Andrew shared, "please remove the video from the showboat out of respect for those injured in the incident and consider a public apology for the extreme disrespect and blatant disregard of decency." After we aired the video on our news and posted it on our website and Facebook, we had a newsroom discussion that night and we took it down. KOLR10 News Director Chuck Maulden explains why, "after we posted this, in the interest of providing as much information about the event, we saw that people were offended by it. And it was deemed too sensitive. And we're accountable to our local viewers. So when we saw that they thought that was too much, we decided we're going to delete that or edit that so it's a little more appropriate for our local audience. " Finally, some were upset about our Friday night interview with survivor Tia Coleman, the Indiana woman who lost 9 members of her family Thursday night. Jessica wrote in saying, "Shame on your reporter who bombarded that poor woman... Before she had even gotten out of the hospital. You guys make me sick... No compassion or morals." Tia Coleman and her family reached out to KOLR10 News on Friday, asking that we come to the hospital so she could share her story. No cameras would be allowed in the hospital without permission. We did not seek her out. We understand emotions are running high regarding this horrific tragedy. KOLR10 News works hard to bring you responsible coverage and we weigh ethical questions and concerns daily regarding this and any story we tell. |
This is so terribly sad, Branson has been a regular vacation spot for our family since I could walk. Though the Ducks were never a priority, maybe once every 3-4 times we vacationed there, I took my son and nephew on one just last year. What a horrific way to go. Seeing the video with the two Ducks it makes me wonder if the one that sunk was not as mechanically or structurally sound as it should have been, or it just got put into a rougher patch of water than the other and simply could not handle it. Still probably should not have been on the Lake, the 'out of nowhere, had no warning' crap is total bullshit. Feel so horrible for all those people and their families.
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I mean shit folks, one of these things sinks every decade or so (if that). Meanwhile there are literally hundreds of them motoring about the country right this very minute. They aren't dangerous. If you say you won't put your child in one of those death traps, I can only assume you refuse to do anything with your kid because holy hell, the safety record of these things is really pretty damn good. |
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