Coast Guard, Ripley Entertainment criticized in boat crash

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

LIBERTY, Mo. -- A duck boat sinking on a Missouri lake that killed 17 people two summers ago likely would not have happened if the U.S. Coast Guard had followed recommendations to improve the safety of such tourist attractions, federal safety regulators said Tuesday.

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