duck boats

BOSTON (AP) — Duck boats, the popular sightseeing vehicles in cities around the country, have lost some of their appeal because of a string of recent accidents. In Boston, new safety regulations will go into effect in April after a duck boat ran over and killed a 28-year-old woman on a motor scooter last spring...

SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle tour company involved in a deadly September crash has admitted to 463 safety violations and has agreed to pay $222,000 in penalties to settle a Washington state complaint. Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission staff found 159 of Ride the Ducks' motor safety violations were acute or critical to protecting public safety. The...

SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle tour company involved in a deadly crash in September has announced it will resume passenger tours Friday in their amphibious vehicles. Ride the Ducks of Seattle made the announcement Thursday, saying passenger service will be relaunched at 11 a.m. F...

SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle tour company involved in a deadly crash in September will have nine of its amphibious vehicles back on city streets as drivers prepare for Coast Guard inspections. KOMO-TV reports drivers for Ride the Ducks of Seattle have been operating the company's duck boats this week to get ready for next week's inspections. Com...

  OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — State regulators have ruled that a Seattle tour company involved in a deadly crash in September can resume operating a limited fleet of amphibious vehicles, under certain conditions. After a three-hour hearing Monday, the three-member Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission approved a joint stipulation that allows the company to resume operations of its "Tru