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Duck boat sinking in Liverpool - video screencap

Visit just about any major city on the water, and you’re sure to find duck boats taking tourists out for a different view of the city. The safety of these land and sea vehicles have been questioned following some high-profile accidents including a fatal collision with a barge in Philadelphia back in 2010. Over the weekend, a duck boat in Liverpool, England sank just after entering the water. Fortunately, all 31 passengers managed to escape without serious injury, though 17 passengers were taken to the hospital for treatment.

A man was able to capture the boat sinking on video, but he obviously failed to realize the severity of the situation as he laughs while passengers jump into the frigid water. Fortunately, a nearby boat quickly sprung to action and showed up on scene just as the amphibious vehicle was fully submerged. The Herald Scotland reports that the company that owned this particular duck boat also had another vessel sink back in March with no passengers aboard. After that incident, the company’s fleet of duck boats was ordered to stay out of the water, but it isn’t clear what (if anything) changed before this latest accident occurred. Scroll down for some videos of the incident including a news report, first-hand amateur video and another video that allegedly shows this very boat struggling to get out of the water in the past.

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Liverpool tourist duck boat sinks, rescues caught on video originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s been said that any time two individuals are headed to the same location at the same time, a race is likely to ensue. If you need proof, look no further than Maine’s lobster boat races. What began as a friendly tradition among returning fisherman has evolved into the NASCAR of the seas – where high-dollar fiberglass drag boats reign supreme and the little guys are left to try to hold their own on sea-borne Pontiac Sunbird convertibles. Or something. You see, in New Harbor, Maine, one man has established himself as the force to be reckoned with. Lobster man Galen Alley decided to plop a hefty supercharged V8 into the back of a 2,000-pound fiberglass craft once upon a time and has been grand poobah of lobster waters ever since.

That just doesn’t quite sit well with Stevie Johnson – a boat builder who has vowed to knock Alley off of his high horse, so to speak. Since showmanship is next to godliness in these lobster boat races, Johnson snapped up a cabin cruiser, cut the craft down to its hull and bolted a Pontiac Sunbird Convertible to the deck. How’d he fare? After doing demonstration passes for the crowd all day, Johnson forgot to top off the tanks on his craft and ran out of fuel before crossing the finish line. He says he’ll be back next year, possibly with an ocean-going Oscar Meyer Weinermobile.

[Source: The Wall Street Journal via Jalopnik]

Pontiac Sunbird racing lobster boat warps our fragile little minds originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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