Other boats in the area heard the radio calls from the duck boat run over by a barge last week, NTSB said in a statement released Monday. In interviews with NTSB on Friday, the duck boat master said he tried to tell the tow boat guiding the barge to change course, but there was no [...]
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July 10, 2010 | 2 Comments
NTSB releases information from interviews with duck boat crew
The senior crew of the duck boat that sank on the Delaware River Wednesday told NTSB officials that everything was in working order when he inspected the boat before the fatal trip. At a press conference Friday night, NTSB board memebr Robert Sumwalt said the master of the boat, a 58-year-old man with the duck [...]
July 10, 2010 | 2 Comments
Photos of Philadephia boat accident site — July 9
Below is a selection of photos from the site of Wednesday’s boat accident in Philadelphia that left two dead. A barge ran over a duck boat that was stopped in the Delaware River because of engine trouble. The boat quickly sank, sending all 37 passengers into the water. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating [...]
July 09, 2010 | Comments Off
Bodies of two missing passengers recovered, boat brought to surfact
Philadelphia — It took more than two days, but the wreckage from Wednesday’s duck boat accident and the bodies of two passengers are now recovered. A salvage company brought the boat out of the water at about 2:45 p.m. and loaded it onto the company’s barge. The company will bring the boat to shore for [...]
July 08, 2010 | Comments Off
Barge sinks tour boat in Philadelphia, 2 passengers missing
The Delaware River is a busy site for both tourism and shipping, a fatal combination on Wednesday. An amphibious tour boat — a boat that can travel on land and water — was struck by a barge while stopped in a shipping channel.The Duck boat, as they’re commonly called, capsized and sank. Thirty-five of the [...]
June 25, 2010 | Comments Off
Recommendation for a safety checklist for ferries is stalled
In 2003, the Staten Island ferry Andrew Barberi crashed into a pier on Staten Island, killing 11 and injuring dozens. The person at the helm had blacked out and left the ferry unmanned as it made its way toward the pier. In May 2010, the ferry once again crashed into a pier, this time because [...]
June 11, 2010 | Comments Off
Could you sleep soundly like this?
Most people work long days. We get up early, spend time stuck in traffic during our commute to work and when we come home from work, we have a dozen other things to do. But at the end of the day, there is a dark, quiet room, a comfortable bed and sleep. What if you [...]