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NTSB: Missouri Duck Boat Sinking That Killed 17 Could Have Been Avoided

12:39pm April 29, 2020

by Scott Neuman

The National Transportation Safety Board concluded that the boat's operator failed to heed weather warnings and that previous safety recommendations made by the agency were never implemented.

Duck boats sit idle in the parking lot of Ride the Ducks days after the accident in July in Branson, Mo. Kenneth Scott McKee, the captain and operator of a boat that sank on July 19, was charged on Thursday with criminal misconduct and negligence resultin

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Duck Boat Captain Indicted In Missouri Lake Accident That Killed 17

6:31pm November 08, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Kenneth McKee was charged with 17 federal counts of criminal negligence, misconduct and inattention to duty. U.S. Attorney Tim Garrison said, "Each represents a life that was lost."