"except as provided in section 30506 of this title, the liability of the owner of a vessel for any claim, debt, or liability described in subsection (b) shall not exceed the value of the vessel. It adds that the loss of the duck boat and those on board was not the result of neglect or fault by the company or its employees. is protected by the limitations of liability act and that the. Several different parties could be liable for the injuries sustained in the duck boat accident. the duck boat company who operates the boat could be at fault for poor maintenance on the boats. the captain could be at fault for poor driving of the boat. weather conditions may have contributed to the accident. since the boat changed routes from.
Reporters speaks to a former duck boat captain to get his stance on who should be at fault for the sinking of the boat that killed 17 people.. How an 1851 law is being used to deny liability in the duck boat tragedy. tia coleman, who lost 9 family members in the accident, calls the missouri duck boat company’s move ‘hurtful and. Citing a maritime law from the 1850s, the companies that operated a duck boat that sank during a fierce storm in july, killing 17 people, have filed paperwork asking a federal court to rule they.
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