Branson duck boat captain referenced weather radar before deadly voyage, ntsb says duck boat captain kenneth mckee mentioned the weather radar nearly 30 minutes before the amphibious vessel took. The duck boat involved in an accident that killed 17 people last month in branson, missouri, was not certified to operate in winds exceeding 35 mph or waves higher than 2 feet, according to the. The missouri duck boat accident that left 17 people dead has reignited the debate about weather preparedness and the importance of heeding meteorological alerts..
On the evening of july 19, 2018, a duck boat operated by ride the ducks sank on table rock lake in the ozarks near branson, missouri, in the united states.the amphibious vehicle sank with 31 people on board, leaving 17 dead, during high winds associated with nearby severe thunderstorms.. The man who steered a duck boat on a missouri lake as a thunderstorm approached is heard on video earlier as saying he checked weather radar before the two-man crew set out with 29 tourists aboard. St. louis --video and audio recordings from a fatal duck boat accident in missouri show that the lake went from calm to deadly dangerous in a matter of minutes, the national transportation safety.
