{"id":61711,"date":"2020-09-07T17:07:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T14:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/feds-may-drop-charges-against-captain-in-duck-boat-disaster-that-killed-17\/"},"modified":"2020-09-07T17:07:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T14:07:00","slug":"feds-may-drop-charges-against-captain-in-duck-boat-disaster-that-killed-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/feds-may-drop-charges-against-captain-in-duck-boat-disaster-that-killed-17\/","title":{"rendered":"#Feds may drop charges against captain in duck boat disaster that killed 17"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Feds may drop charges against captain in duck boat disaster that killed 17<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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September 7, 2020 |<\/span> 10:07am <\/p>\n

\n Criminal charges against a Missouri duck boat captain involved in the 2018 crash that killed 17 people could soon be tossed \u2014 because the lake isn\u2019t covered under federal law.<\/p>\n

Missouri federal magistrate Judge David Rush made the recommendation in a Friday ruling, saying the case should be handled by state court instead because of the technicality.<\/p>\n

He said Table Rock Lake, where one of the country\u2019s worst boating accidents occurred, is not considered a \u201cnavigable waterway\u201d under federal admiralty law.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Defendants are to be prosecuted for the tragedy on Table Rock Lake, the law requires that the prosecution be handled at the state level, and not in federal court,\u201d Rush wrote.<\/p>\n

Captain Kenneth Scott McKee was accused of steering the Ride the Ducks boat onto Table Rock Lake near Branson on July 19, 2018 during a fierce thunderstorm that included 70 mph wind gusts and over 3 foot waves.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors alleged McKee, who had 18 years as a duck boat captain, \u201cfailed to properly assess the nature of the severe weather\u201d and didn\u2019t order passengers to put on life vests when the conditions worsened.<\/p>\n

Thirty-one people were on board when the boat sank, killing 17, including nine members from the same family.<\/p>\n

McKee, Ride the Ducks Branson general<\/a> manager Curtis Lanham and manager-on-duty Charles Baltzell were indicted on 47 counts ranging from what\u2019s known as \u201cseaman\u2019s manslaughter\u201d to misconduct.<\/p>\n

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Rush\u2019s recommendation is pending app<\/a>roval by the judge overseeing the case. A hearing has not been set.<\/p>\n

Ripley Entertainment, which operates the Ride the Ducks boats, has reached settlements in numerous civil lawsuits stemming from the disaster, the Springfield News<\/a>-Leader reported last year.\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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