FOAM used to give buoyancy was at the centre of both recent "Duck" amphibious tourist vehicle accidents. The incidents - one in Liverpool in June and one on the River Thames in London in September ...

News; UK News; Fire & Rescue Service; Duck boat sinkings in Liverpool and London caused by fault with foam buoyancy Passengers were forced to ditch into icy waters in the River Mersey and River ...

A report by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) found the Ducks did not have the quantity of buoyancy foam required to provide the “mandated level of residual buoyancy”.

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Officials say 17 people were killed when a duck boat sank during a storm on Table Rock ... has proven to be "unsinkable" by the U.S. Coast Guard because of its "positive-buoyancy foam-filled ...

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Made of fully welded ballistic aluminum, injected with Coast Guard-approved buoyancy foam and coated with Linex, the boat will have little to fear from the floating logs, miscellaneous debris and ...