# 17 dead after duck boat sinks at Table Rock Lake near Branson, Missouri **URL:** \ **Category:** Professional Mariner Forum\ **Created:** [July 20, 2018, 4:10am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/17-dead-after-duck-boat-sinks-at-table-rock-lake-near-branson-missouri/48688 "2018-07-20T04:10:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![Steamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Steamer](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Steamer)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 2:50am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/17-dead-after-duck-boat-sinks-at-table-rock-lake-near-branson-missouri/48688/283 "2018-08-18T02:50:35Z")
> [@Dutchie](#): > > the exhausts donot meet federal regulations, And what precisely is the regulation not met? ---
**Author:** ![Dutchie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/dutchie/32/170_2.png) [@Dutchie](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Dutchie)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/17-dead-after-duck-boat-sinks-at-table-rock-lake-near-branson-missouri/48688/284 "2018-08-18T08:26:25Z")
> [@Steamer](#): > > > [@Dutchie](#): > > > > the exhausts donot meet federal regulations, > > And what precisely is the regulation not met? ![Doodle_2018-08-18T09_26_32Z](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/3/3b876f6fc76b642a4d79b8d3d9d230c3946eb3ac.jpeg) already quoted it before. The information about the regulation originated from an [article](http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/07/21/duck-boats-in-branson-short-federal-standards-inspector-alleges.html) on Fox News that mentioned the reason, according to an inspector, why the regulation is not met. That is all I know. > Department of Transportation regulations prohibit exhausts forward of the passenger compartment, Paul said. To comply with those standards, the exhaust should have been higher than or behind the passengers, he added. ---
**Author:** ![Dutchie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/dutchie/32/170_2.png) [@Dutchie](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Dutchie)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 10:49am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/17-dead-after-duck-boat-sinks-at-table-rock-lake-near-branson-missouri/48688/285 "2018-08-19T10:49:43Z")
![IMG_2946](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/e/e3cd91dec2543f210a66dcde5e6de25aa78a434d.jpeg) _A post accident photo of Stretch Duck Seven._ In the mean time a [fourth lawsuit](http://bransontrilakesnews.com/) has been filed over the fatal Branson duck boat sinking. > The petition states that the company was negligent for not implementing previously recommended safety changes to the vessels, and for not heeding storm warnings from the National Weather Service. ---
**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2018, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/17-dead-after-duck-boat-sinks-at-table-rock-lake-near-branson-missouri/48688/287 "2018-08-26T11:06:10Z")
5 posts were split to a new topic: [Weather at Branson Area Duck Boat Sinking](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/weather-at-branson-area-duck-boat-sinking/49038) ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/17-dead-after-duck-boat-sinks-at-table-rock-lake-near-branson-missouri/48688/288 "2018-09-03T15:14:32Z")
The Dutch does not only produce amphibious buses but fast ferries that can move on land (not hover crafts): [http://www.maritimejournal.com/news101/vessel-build-and-maintenance/ship-and-boatbuilding/amphibious-ferry-for-west-wales](http://www.maritimejournal.com/news101/vessel-build-and-maintenance/ship-and-boatbuilding/amphibious-ferry-for-west-wales) ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2018, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/17-dead-after-duck-boat-sinks-at-table-rock-lake-near-branson-missouri/48688/289 "2018-09-05T17:31:08Z")
The Singapore Duck Tours change ownership, but continue operations as normal: [https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/homegrown-tour-company-duck-hippo-acquired-international-operator](https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/homegrown-tour-company-duck-hippo-acquired-international-operator) Nothing to do with the Branson accident apparently. ---
**Author:** ![Dutchie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/dutchie/32/170_2.png) [@Dutchie](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Dutchie)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/17-dead-after-duck-boat-sinks-at-table-rock-lake-near-branson-missouri/48688/290 "2018-09-05T19:16:26Z")
Duck tour Belgian coast, thus at sea for a change. The website states: “Wie wat lef heeft gaat mee als de zee wat ruwer is!” which translates to: “Those who have some guts will join if the sea is rougher!”. Unbelievable… In the Netherlands Duckw’s are not allowed as they fail elementary ship building requirements. Therefore we resort to busses which have passed all necessary tests and ruling. ![IMG_3013](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/5/5c22192f630c7c1212b8b6b9baa472f740f53716.jpeg) Duck tours are everywhere, here in Iceland with a bizarre ice sculpture in the background. Two exhausts mounted aft with in the middle a life raft capsule and no canopy. Also here are life vests compulsory. ![Doodle_2018-09-05T19_07_33Z](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/2/26efa777ba2477c5493aa3694dd9c0034a679a27.jpeg) The competition with a bus tour is another possibility. ![IMG_3012](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/7/7c05712e693255dc491e5c5966e73bb637a8e2ea.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/17-dead-after-duck-boat-sinks-at-table-rock-lake-near-branson-missouri/48688/292 "2018-09-22T12:22:31Z")
2 posts were split to a new topic: [MV Nyerere Capsize](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/mv-nyerere-capsize/49282) ---
**Author:** ![jbtam99](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jbtam99/32/65499_2.png) [@jbtam99](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jbtam99)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/17-dead-after-duck-boat-sinks-at-table-rock-lake-near-branson-missouri/48688/293 "2018-10-26T23:15:59Z")
Maybe school buses would be a good replacement for DUKW’s judging by this video… [https://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/dashcam-video-released-of-leander-isd-bus-driving-into-low-water-crossing](https://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/dashcam-video-released-of-leander-isd-bus-driving-into-low-water-crossing) ---
**Author:** ![Dutchie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/dutchie/32/170_2.png) [@Dutchie](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Dutchie)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 8:28am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/17-dead-after-duck-boat-sinks-at-table-rock-lake-near-branson-missouri/48688/294 "2018-10-27T08:28:17Z")
That bus driver surely was no boat man. He had no idea that at a certain point the hydrodynamics would kick in. I think that the sheriff’s arithmetic is somewhat flawed, it would be a very small bus, but okay the principle still stands. > According to police, for each foot of water that rises up the side of a vehicle, the vehicle displaces 1,500 pounds of water. This means the vehicle effectively weighs 1,500 pounds less for each foot the water rises, and just two feet of water can carry away most vehicles. ---
**Author:** ![dbeierl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/dbeierl/32/11833_2.png) [@dbeierl](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/dbeierl)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/17-dead-after-duck-boat-sinks-at-table-rock-lake-near-branson-missouri/48688/295 "2018-10-27T17:03:44Z")
Driver likely watched too many “Insane truck river crossing” videos. He should have watched this one at 4:33. ---
**Author:** ![jbtam99](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jbtam99/32/65499_2.png) [@jbtam99](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jbtam99)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 2:08am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/17-dead-after-duck-boat-sinks-at-table-rock-lake-near-branson-missouri/48688/296 "2018-11-06T02:08:55Z")
[https://katv.com/news/local/powerful-water-pump-removed-from-duck-boat-that-sank](https://katv.com/news/local/powerful-water-pump-removed-from-duck-boat-that-sank) ---
**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/17-dead-after-duck-boat-sinks-at-table-rock-lake-near-branson-missouri/48688/297 "2018-11-09T00:02:24Z")
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