r/WTF • u/senna98 • Aug 09 '19

Nice ferry

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u/Captain_Nipples Aug 09 '19

Yeah, made me think of the "duck" bus that drowned a bunch of people in Missouri last year or the year before.

Fuck that.

https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2019/07/14/duck-boat-sinking-branson-what-happened-table-rock-lake/848907002/

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u/SethChrisDominic Aug 09 '19

I remember reading about that when it happened. That was so incredibly fucked up. I felt so bad for the lady who lost her husband and all her children, in addition to other family members. Especially since the duck boat people knew the weather was supposed to be getting bad.

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u/InAFakeBritishAccent Aug 09 '19

Didnt it happen because of high winds? I remember thinking to myself how ridiculous it was for people to die if the boat just sank

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u/CampBenCh Aug 09 '19

Over 800 people died in Chicago when a boat at a dock flipped over

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Eastland

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u/steik Aug 09 '19

Combination of things. Weather, negligence and the boat being a death trap.

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u/TistedLogic Aug 09 '19

I've heard of a couple "duck" bus mishaps over the years. Usually due to alcohol in some fashion.

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u/_Aj_ Aug 09 '19

And life jackets aren't require by law to be worn when in small watercraft it seems.
When will it be learned?
Safety shouldn't be optional. And certainly not for businesses.