Duck Boat Flips With 32 Aboard After Tow Rope Snaps, Injuring 11 in Cambridge
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Updated · CBS New York · Jun 27
Duck Boat Flips With 32 Aboard After Tow Rope Snaps, Injuring 11 in Cambridge
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Jun 27
Summary
Thirty-two people were aboard when a Boston Duck Tours vehicle flipped on a Cambridge ramp just after 3 p.m., leaving 11 injured, including one person seriously hurt.
The boat had broken down in the Charles River and was being towed out when the rope snapped, sending it backward; witnesses said it struck rocks on both sides of the ramp before tipping sideways.
Massachusetts State Police said everyone was accounted for, and witnesses described passengers tumbling into each other inside the vehicle rather than falling into the water.
Boston Duck Tours said it is reviewing the incident with the U.S. Coast Guard and State Police and suspended operations for the rest of the day as investigators examine the crash.