Branson, missouri duck boat accident: 13 dead, 4 still missing. according to pattison, the boats do have life jackets on board but passengers are not required to wear them by law.. How an 1851 law is being used to deny liability in the duck boat tragedy. tia coleman, who lost 9 family members in the accident, calls the missouri duck boat company’s move ‘hurtful and. Before thursday’s accident, the deadliest event involving a duck boat was the 1999 accident in arkansas, when the miss majestic sank to the bottom of lake hamilton..
Kansas city, mo. (ap) — the company that owns a duck boat that sank on a missouri lake in the summer, killing 17 people, has settled the first of several lawsuits filed in the accident. william. File- in this july 23, 2018, file photo the duck boat that sank on july 19 in table rock lake in branson, mo., is raised. the company that owns the boat that sank, killing 17 people, has settled the first of several lawsuits filed in the accident.. The company that owns a duck boat that sank on a missouri lake in the summer, killing 17 people, has settled the first of several lawsuits filed in the accident..
