under the deck has malfunctioned and broken apart. its metal pieces ripping a hole in the boat. we were just having fun with the camera back and forth. and then it evolved into much more. i just kept the camera running. one of the diesels sheered a shaft and we re taking on water. electrical problem, we lost the radio for communication. to make matters worse, the gps is shot and there s no chance of using the ship s radio to call for help. filling up the sewed yak right now with some air. we re all going to pile in there. this is really unbelievable. can you hear me? bob calmly narrates the scene as emergency preparations are executed. meanwhile, his brother, john, is trying to make a distress call from his cell phone. he climbs high on the boat, but reception is still bad. we re sinking. we re taking on water, we re out on a vessel.
heads towards them. look out, you guys. it s coming this way. the bow was sticking straight up and i said, hey, watch out. you know, the boat is going to come this way. i thought it was going to swamp us. irene is sinking. push the water in, don t do that. we re taking on water, guys. there was a couple of the passengers actually one in particular that she was really getting uneasy. so, we tried, we tried to calm her down. water coming in. guys. we re taking on water. just relax. the pontoons are not going to sink. they ll keep us afloat. then, suddenly, a heroic move that no one expects. grab that igloo. captain john ferrule realizes if he leaves the crowded raft
florida. a sunday afternoon and a busy day on the intercoastal waterway. 11 people, including three children, ages 7, 9 and 12 are out for a pleasure cruise. they rent this bayliner motor boat, but something goes wrong. a large wake from another vessel has washed over the side and now the partially submerged boat is caught in a 12-mile-an-hour current. the man who is steering guns the engine, but has no control. the passengers know they re in trouble, but the real danger isn t immediately obvious until, suddenly, it s too late. they re on a collision course with the construction barge that s tied to the bridge. an adult onboard tries to push them away from the barge, but he s no match for the weight of the boat and the power of the current. the bayliner is forced under the
raft are lifted to safety. bob is second to last. the whole side of that raft was completely deflated by the time i got off. so, our timing couldn t have been better and then looking over at the captain as that boat continued to sink, he was getting to his last rail. the helicopter has reached its weight limit and they have to call a second helicopter to rescue captain john ferule. he s forced to wait another ten long minutes clinging to that last rung above water until he dropped the basket right on top of the boat and john got in and i ll never forget as the helicopter went by, you could clearly see the silhouette of the boat underwater and then as it just continued to sink into the abyss. so, the timing really turned out, i mean, absolutely perfect in a way. not a moment to spare. the entire fishing party is brought to shore for medical attention and released soon after.
a daughter/daddy trip and part of the trip brought us through philadelphia. they decide to take a ride on the duck boat. it was a novel experience for both of us. are you having a good time, gang? this commercial for ride the ducks shows everyone onboard enjoying the tour from the streets to the river, on what is typically a care-free and exciting experience. but on july 7th, 2010, at about 2:30 in the afternoon, this pixilated footage shows the duck boat sitting in the delaware river in the middle of an active shipping channel after problems with the boat s engine. the smell i was smelling when we first got in the river was kind of getting stronger. the engine overheats and the captain drops anchor at about 55 feet. then the smoke started pouring out of that small opening down below and the captain put duct tape on it and i kind of made a joke out of duct tape on a duck boat.