Video captured thursday shows white capped waves push a missouri duck boat's nose below the water, just moments before the vessel capsized, killing more than a dozen people on board.. At least 13 dead in missouri duck boat accident. severe weather conditions are believed to be what caused the boat to sink to the bottom of a lake in branson, missouri, leaving five people missing.. Before thursday’s accident, the deadliest event involving a duck boat was the 1999 accident in arkansas, when the miss majestic sank to the bottom of lake hamilton. the n.t.s.b. cited inadequate.
The boats were first used in world war ii to deliver supplies to troops. duck boat tours have become popular tourist attractions in cities throughout the united states. duck boats have a long history of causing fatal boat accidents. at least 39 people have died in the past 20 years from duck boat accidents.. Thursday's sinking of a duck boat in missouri isn't the first time trouble with the tour vessel turned fatal. at least 39 people have died in duck boat accidents in the past 20 years.. The duck boat that capsized during a storm in southwestern missouri last week -- a disaster that left 17 people dead -- was raised to the surface of table rock lake on monday in an effort overseen.