Can you say if the tragedies are the result of a poor design for the duck boat or unsafe acts by the operators?
I resent your tagline.....WE gotta eat too!
They were out on the water during a T-storm warning with high straight line winds. The Duck Boats are amphibious, but this created very rough, ocean-like conditions- Im not sure they were designed for high waves.
Probably the later. We had some nasty thunderstorms pass by the KC area late afternoon heading southeast and that's probably the system that hit Table Rock.
Narrow beam
Shallow draft
Low freeboard
Multiple hull penetrations protected by ancient surplus rubber boots
Inadequate dewatering systems
No high water alarms
No added buoyancy
Restricted passenger egress
Poor maintenance
Unskilled operators
Ride at your own risk!!!
very sad. People have made ‘mother nature’ into their god and lost all proper respect for the elements.
When you get out of your comfort zone, it’s smart to be prepared