http://www.olive-drab.com/od_other_entertainment.html
I wonder if they all might shut down after this? Insurance may become prohibitive after
such a well publicized disaster.
Regards to all,
Chuck
chuck@olive-drab.com
www.olive-drab.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Winne, Jim <jwinne@nettally.com>
To: mil-veh@skylee.com <mil-veh@skylee.com>
Date: Monday, May 03, 1999 7:50 PM
Subject: [MV] A DUCK'S SAD TAIL
>Hi All;
>
>It was on the national (so called) news tonight that the rubber gasket that
>several of you mentioned was the culprit. Water was rushing in and the
>pilot tried to turn the vehicle around to head back. That is probably why
>it capsized and sank. The life jackets may have helped some if they had
>been worn but the canopy would have still been a major problem to escape.
>I remember when I was a kid in the '50s in Jax Beach Florida there was a
>tour company that used ducks to take tourists out on rides through the surf
>and up and down the beaches area. They were very popular until one got
>sideways in the breakers on a high surf day and was flipped over. Several
>people were drounded / crushed and the rides ceased for good. It is a
>shame but there is some element of risk involved in anphibious operations.
> Lakes are, of course, not nearly as big a problem.
>
>best regards,
>Jim MVPA# 17216
>
>
>
>
>
>Jim Winne
>1861 Myrick Rd.
>Tallahassee, Fla. USA 32303-4335
>jwinne@nettally.com
>
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