They may sound like a joke, but Ride The Ducks Tours are very severe business. A sludge barge collided with a Ride The Ducks amphibious tour vehicle. While the event is being investigated, the Ride The Ducks tours in each and every city are stopped.
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Taking Ride The Ducks tours
Owned by family business Hirschend Family Entertainment, Ride The Ducks tours generally operate in half-dozen cities around the world. Hirschend Family Entertainment also operates Dollywood and Stone Mountain Park. Ride The Ducks tours are amphibious sightseeing tours that go both around cities and to the waterways around them.
The Philadelphia Ride The Ducks accident
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a Ride The Ducks boat had to shut down their engines, and was later rammed by the barge. Thirty seven people were dumped into the river when the boat capsized. 35 of the 37 individuals were rescued, though a 16 year old woman and 20 year old man are nevertheless missing.
Investigation of the Ride The Ducks accident
The National Transportation Safety Board has started investigating the accident in Philadelphia. Fines may be levied on either or both companies, depending on the information of the accident. For an unspecified amount of time, the tours in each and every city are shut down.
The company of Hirschend Family Entertainment
A small family-owned and privately operated company, Hirschend Family Entertainment is relatively private. In 2005, the company moved the headquarters to Norcross, Georgia. The business has been operating for 60 years, and is becoming a big player in family tourism.As the business is family-owned, it is not required to publish any financial information, and has not in any year of operation. The business operates under contract or owns 24 different “themed entertainment parks” – theme parks, water parks, and other “family entertainment environments” in 9 states.
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