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BRANSON NEWS: BRANSON, MO — A duck boat that capsized on Table Rock Lake near Branson, Missouri, killing 17 people, should never have been on the lake to begin with, according to Coast Guard investigators. While the duck boat passed a Coast Guard inspection, the agency said, the certificate it issued stipulated that the boat “shall not be operated waterborne” in winds over 35 miles per hour or waves higher than 2 feet. The boat overturned in a severe thunderstorm with winds in excess of 60 miles per hour and cellphone video shows waves much higher than 2 feet.Investigators say “black box” recordings recovered from the boat indicate that the lake was calm when tour began, but the National Weather Service had issued multiple weather warnings more than half an hour before the storm struck. Video from a second ‘Ride The Ducks’ boat that made it safely back to shore. It was on the water at Table Rock Lake at the same time as the boat that capsized. (Credit: Paul Lemus) pic.twitter.com/AKQmWfdoal— Jason Boatright (@TheJasonBoat) July 20, 2018Officials said the investigation would continue. “The Coast Guard will conduct a thorough and detailed investigation to identify all potential causal factors associated with this tragedy,” Capt. Wayne Arguin, chairman of the Marine Board of Investigation, said in the news release.Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board investigators are also working to determine whether the company was monitoring severe weather alerts and whether the captain and crew acted appropriately.”We think [the video] will show any instructions [the captain] might have given to the passengers,” said NTSB spokesman Earl Weener.(To get neighborhood coverage first, subscribe to your local Patch for breaking news alerts. You can also download the free Patch app for iPhone and Android.)Appearing as a cross between a bus and a boat, World …
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