Sunday, July 11, 2010

Ride The Ducks suspended after Philadelphia collision

Ride The Ducks may sound like a amusing name, but Ride The Ducks tours are a significant business. A sludge barge collided with a Ride The Ducks amphibious tour vehicle. Two passengers of the sightseeing tour are still missing, and all Ride The Ducks tours are suspended while the event is being investigated.

Source for this article: Ride The Ducks suspended after Philadelphia collision by Personal Money Store

Tours called Ride The Ducks

Six cities within the United States have Ride The Ducks tours, operated by Hirschend Family Entertainment. Dollywood and Stone Mountain Park are also operated by Hirschend Family Entertainment. Car-boat autos that explore both a city and its waterways are the main attraction of Ride The Ducks tours.

The Philadelphia Ride The Ducks accident

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, within the Delaware river on Wednesday, July 7, a Ride The Ducks boat had a minor fire and shut down their engine. 35 passengers and two employees were dumped to the river. Most were rescued, though two individuals are still missing.

Investigation of the Ride The Ducks tour

In Philadelphia, the National Transportation Safety Board has started investigating the accident. The waterway accident could involve sanctions put on the barge owner and operator, or the Hirschend Family Entertainment business, depending on who’s at fault for the accident. For an unspecified amount of time, the tours in each and every city are shut down.

Hirschend Family Entertainment as a company

A small family-owned and privately operated company, Hirschend Family Entertainment is relatively private. The business moved to Norcross, Georgia in 2005. Though they have only been around for 60 years, the company is a growing player in theme park businesses.The financial details for this business is kept very private. The business owns and operates 24 “themed entertainment parks” in nine states, including water parks and theme parks.



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