the tugboat operator towing the barge, hit the duck boat because of distractions while he using his cell phone and computer to deal with a family emergency. according to the report, during the minutes leading up to the crash, devlin left his post in the upper wheel house of the tugboat and his vision of anything in front of him were completely obscured by the barge. anything you want to say at all? anything at all? not at this time. devlin pleads guilty to one count of misconduct of a ship operator resulting in death and is sentenced to a year and a day in prison. ride the ducks president, chris herschend, defends the captain of the duck boat who follows protocol. it is my understanding that our captain followed all the training, all cht of the coast guard training, all of the regulations requires of a captain from that situation. nearly two years after the since dent, a civil lawsuit qui situation. nearly two years after the since dent, a civil lawsuit filed by the victims
this is a very serious situation, and we re going to do everything we can to, obviously, get to the bottom of it. investigators at the national transportation safety board issue a press release and determine that matthew devlin, the tugboat operator towing the barge, hit the duck boat because of distractions while he using his cell phone and computer to deal with a family emergency. according to the report, during the minutes leading up to the crash, devlin left his post in the upper wheelhouse of the tugboat and his vision of anything in front of him was completely obscured by the barge. is there anything you d like to say at all? not at this time. devlin pleads guilty to one count of misconduct of a ship operator resulting in death and is sentenced to a year and a day in prison. ride the ducks president, chris herschend, defends the captain of the duck boat who he says follows protocol. it s my understanding that our captain followed all the
i was very, very proud of her. god, what a great kid. she swam very confidently. she didn t need me there at that point. this is freedom, we have people in the water. looks like they got run over by a barge. one of the duck boats. i m going to pick them up. the crash claims the lives of two hungarian students, szabolcs prem and dora schwendtner. but somehow 35 people are pulled to safety. many need medical attention, including ruby, who suffers from shock. in philadelphia, the mayor holds a press conference. this is a very serious situation, and we re going to do everything we can to, obviously, get to the bottom of it. investigators at the national transportation safety board issue a press release and determine that matthew devlin, the tugboat operator towing the
barge, hit the duck boat because of distractions while he using his cell phone and computer to deal with a family emergency. according to the report, during the minutes leading up to the crash, devlin left his post in the upper wheel house of the tugboat and his vision of anything in front of him were completely obscured by the barge. anything you want to say at all? anything at all? not at this time. devlin pleads guilty to one count of misconduct of a ship operator resulting in death and is sentenced to a year and a day in prison. ride the ducks president, chris herschend, defends the captain of the duck boat who follows protocol. it is my understanding that our captain followed all the regulations required of a captain in that situation. nearly two years after the since dent, a civil lawsuit filed by the victims and the family results in a $17 million
of distractions while using his cell phone and computer to deal with a family emergency. according to the reports, during the minutes leading up to the crash, he left his post in the upper wheel house of the tug boat and his vision of anything in front of him were completely obscured by the barge. anything you want to say at all? not at this time. devlin pleads guilty to one count of misconduct of a ship operator resulting in death and is sentenced to a year and a day in prison. ride the ducks president, chris herschend defends the captain of the boat who follows protocol. followed all the regulations required of a captain in that situation. but for kevin, it s an