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• NTSB Urges Coast Guard To Require Safety Management Systems (SMS) for Passenger Vessels

  September 7, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  The NTSB is urging the U.S. Coast Guard to put new passenger vessel safety measures in place four years after a deadly boat fire off the coast of California claimed 34 lives.

• Boating Accident Wrongful Death Lawsuit Cleared For Trial

  December 13, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit involving the death of a teen girl who fell from a pontoon boat and was struck by the propellers can move forward after a federal judge refused to grant defendants summary judgment.

• “Ride the Ducks” Lawsuits Filed Over Tragic Boat Accident

  July 31, 2018

  Russell Maas

  A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the Ride The Ducks tour boat company following a fatal accident that killed 16 passengers and the driver.

• Duck Boat Accident Latest In String Of Deadly Incidents Linked to Amphibious Vehicles

  July 23, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  Duck boats used for tour groups are under scrutiny following the death of 17 people on a Missouri lake last week; the latest in a string of accidents in recent years.