Ripley entertainment, the owner of the branson duck boat that sank in july, killing 17, has settled its first lawsuit with the family of a missouri couple who died.. A federal grand jury indicted the captain of the duck boat that sank in july at table rock lake that caused the deaths of 17 people. u.s. attorney tim garrison announced the 17-count indictment of. By gabriella borter (reuters) - the company that operated a world war two-style "duck boat" that sank on a missouri lake in july killing 17 people has settled a lawsuit with the family of two of the victims, according to a newspaper report..
Branson, mo. — records show a water pump had been replaced with a less powerful system in the duck boat that sank in table rock lake, killing 17 people. the kansas city star reports that the. Kansas city, mo. — duck boats have been used for tours for many years – but there is a history of deadly accidents that come with it. over the past two decades, at least three dozen people. The national transportation safety board in 2002 sounded warnings about the danger that canopies on duck boats before thursday’s tragedy at table rock lake that killed 17. the kansas city.