Sentences with phrase «duck boat»

Sightseeing Bostonians will tell you that the best way to see the city is to go on a Boston Duck boat tour.

Safety of Duck Boats Called into Question After Fatal Accident was the previous entry in this blog.

The former duck boat captain has not worked since the accident and «can still see the faces of the victims and hear their screams,» according to one of Fox's lawyers, John McAuliffe.

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Riding in the wake of the Magnum II on ice - caked towlines are a Boston Whaler and the Canard Noir, a 20 - foot outboard - powered duck boat that looks more like the Monitor than a cleverly designed floating blind.

If you're visiting Victor Harbor between June and October, book The Big Duck boat tour to see the southern right whale breeding sanctuary of Encounter Bay.

As we have mentioned before, a wrongful death lawsuit was filed by two Hungarian families from an accident where an immense barge pulled by a tugboat collided into an idle duck boat.

Even after two recent duck boat lawsuits, the Ride the Ducks company and city has announced plans to resume tours next spring on the Schuylkill River.

It remains unclear as to who, if anyone, was really at fault in the July duck boat collision.

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Every fall during duck hunting season, my Dad and his pal, Willie, would don their heavy canvas jackets, hip boots and wool hats and pack up their duck boat with reed blinds, shotguns, decoys, duck calls and Jack Daniels.

Early Tuesday morning, as most of Boston sports fans were getting ready to watch the Patriots roll through the city on their Duck Boats, the Bruins announced the firing of their long - time head coach, Claude Julien.

Early Tuesday morning, as most of Boston sports fans were getting ready to watch the Patriots roll through the city on their Duck Boats, the Bruins announced the firing of their long - time head coach, Claude...

My husband is also addicted to covered trailers (he owns three of varying sizes, one of which is the Fiat 500's home in winter), and has a duck boat and boat trailer.

So you missed it at the puppy stage, and now when you sit in the duck boat your dog whines at the prospect of a good hunt.

It's harder to see when messing around in the yard during the summer months, but once you get in the duck boat for the first time you may notice that your dog isn't listening.

A small dog is also easier to conceal while hunting and easier to get in and out of a duck boat or blind.

If the duck boat tours resume in Schuylkill, residents may file a potential complaint for public nuisance against Ride the Ducks or the city for the noise from the boats.

Yet nearly 100 residents and members of the Schuylkill Park Alliance, an advocacy group, argued at a meeting Wednesday night for the duck boats not to return at all.

The duck tour, which was suspended after a duck boat crash in July, includes loud music and passengers «quacking» their kazoos.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reported many residents feared that the duck boats would upset the peaceful environment of Schuylkill Park, where many people have come to enjoy quiet recreational activities.

City officials also wrote requests for the proposals to include a requirement for tour operators to minimize the noise during the boat ride, but that may have only proved the duck boats would have some noise.

Issues surrounding the duck boats began after a boating accident where two Hungarian students were killed.

Mayor Nutter and Ride the Ducks, the Georgia - based company who operates tours on duck boats, announced in October that the duck boats were expected to resume in Schuylkill instead of the Delaware River.

The NTSB confirmed the barge did not heed warning calls in the moments before it ran over the duck boat.

The barge that hit the duck boat last week was owned by the city of Philadelphia and was being directed by a tugboat owned by K - Sea Transportation Partners of East Brunswick, New Jersey.

Another lawsuit involving the July crash has surfaced involving Gary Fox, the captain of the duck boat.

After the barge ran over the duck boat, Fox suffered potentially permanent physical injuries to his head, neck, back, arms, and legs.

The U.S. Coast Guard also said that it was considering whether to ban the duck boat tours in Philadelphia after the crash and will be making a final decision on the matter after the National Transportation Safety Board completes its investigation.

The duck boats are known for easily transitioning between water and road, where dozens of tours are offered each day in several U.S cities.

The Coast Guard regards the boats as sound, but The National Transportation Safety Board and the lawyers of the two students killed in the duck boat accident are still concerned with its safety.

After the Coast Guard cleared the duck boats as secure, Mayor Nutter was excited for Ride the Ducks to start again.

The Ride the Ducks boat tour company indefinitely suspended tours nationwide after one of the company's amphibious boats caught on fire when hit by a barge and sank on the Delaware River in Philadelphia.

Associated Press reports that the safety of the duck boats, in particular, have been called into question because it's not exactly clear of when the Philadelphia duck boat was last inspected.

The company has had several accidents in the past, including a 1999 incident in which a duck boat sank in Hot Springs, Arkansas after a bilge pump failed.

Lawsuits are still going on as the duck boat captain from the accident recently filed an injury claim.

In spite of this, the students» PA personal injury lawyers still maintain that people's lives will remain at risk if the duck boat tour carries on again.

The Ride the Ducks boat tour was involved in an accident last month, where a barge hit one of the company's amphibious boats that was stalled on the Delaware River in Philadelphia.

In July, one of the Ride the Duck boats was involved in a fatal accident on the Delaware River that killed two tourists.