Citing a maritime law from the 1850s, the companies that operated a duck boat that sank during a fierce storm in july, killing 17 people, have filed paperwork asking a federal court to rule they. Two companies facing multiple lawsuits over a summer tourist boat accident in missouri that killed 17 people have invoked an 1851 law that allows vessel owners to try to avoid or limit legal damages as they also seek settlement negotiations with victims’ family members.. A storm with heavy rain and winds in excess of 70 miles per hour battered the duck boat, subjecting it to winds twice the speed of what the vessel was designed to handle, according to the u.s.
Branson duck boat operator filed paperwork invoking a 1850s maritime law asking a federal court to limit its liability to close to zero in the accident. according to a cnn report, ripley entertainment, operator of branson duck vehicles, filed paperwork asking the court to use the roughly 168-year. Boston, ma: new safety regulations were adopted when a duck boat hit and killed 28-year-old allison warmuth. her parents were successful in getting new safety laws passed that require all duck boats to be fitted with blind spot cameras and proximity sensors.. The duck boat, carrying 29 passengers and two crew members, leaves approximately every half hour for a 40-minute ride. duck boats are amphibious vessels that travel on both land and water, and are popular among tourists in some cities and have been used since world war ii..
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