The Ride the Ducks boat tour was involved in an accident last month, where a barge hit one of the company's amphibious boats that was stalled on the Delaware River in Philadelphia. The accident resulted with eight people hospitalized and two others that died from drowning.
The Epoch Times reports that the families of the two victims that drowned have since filed a lawsuit against Ride The Ducks and the K-Sea Transportation, the company that owns the tugboat involved in the accident. The families have hired Holly Ostrov Ronai, a personal injury attorney from New York, and Philadelphia personal injury attorney Robert Mongeluzzi to take on this case.
The Philadelphia personal injury attorneys said that the deaths of 16-year-old Dora Schwendtner and 20-year-old Szabolcs Prem could have been avoided and are calling for a ban on future riverboat tours by the Ride the Ducks company. The Georgia-based company voluntarily suspended tours in the five cities where it operates since the accident. The U.S. Coast Guard also said that it was considering whether to ban the duck boat tours in Philadelphia after the crash and will be making a final decision on the matter after the National Transportation Safety Board completes its investigation.
When it comes to boating accidents in Philadelphia, personal injury attorneys often get involved because there are usually a great number of potential claims that can be filed when there is a death or injury. The plaintiffs in such cases can receive compensation for damages, or even wrongful death.
Related Resources:
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Barge and Tour Boat Collide in Philadelphia (FindLaw's Injured Blog)
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Safety of Duck Boats Called into Question After Fatal Accident (FindLaw's Philadelphia Personal Injury Law Blog)
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