The notorious 2018 accident on Table Rock Lake in Branson, Mo., in which an amphibious duck boat sank in a surprise squall, killing 17 passengers, has effectively ended the duck… Read More
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After resisting two key safety recommendations by the National Transportation Safety Board for years, the U.S. Coast Guard has committed to adopting them in the wake of the investigation into… Read More
The National Transportation Safety Board is doubling down on safety recommendations for World War II amphibious vessels converted to passenger vessels, insisting that failure to implement its previous recommendations has… Read More
Gus Gaspardo is president of the Padelford Packet Boat Company, St. Paul, Minn., and 2018 president of the Passenger Vessel Association. Gaspardo has been chairman of PVA’s Regulatory Committee and… Read More
