What we know about the Missouri Duck Disaster

Changing Routes

Investigators want to know "when did the driver and (the captain) of this vessel have knowledge of this storm forecast?" He said. "Because they changed the boat's route when did they decide that?"

State is investigating the incident to see if any criminal acts have been committed, Hawley said.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating to determine the cause of the sinking. The NTSB investigation into the sinking could take up to a year, said Friday Commissioner Earl Weener.

The Attorney General stated that investigators from the Missouri State Highway Patrol would also review the sails of the boat and the difficulty for the passengers.

Warning Signs

In August 2017, mechanical inspector Steven Paul saw a glaring problem when he examined the duck

. The most important things that I found were the exhaust gases in front of the ship, which – according to the standards of the Ministry of Transport – would not pass the regulation, "he said on Monday. New Day. "When he saw images of the sinking of the boat, Paul said" with the outgoing exhaust coming in and out under the water line, the waves are obviously pushing the water towards the top "in this exhaust." If water gets into the exhaust, it says, "The engine will eventually stop."

After informing the operator duck from his discoveries last year, Paul said that he had received a "Thank you for your report." "

Paul said that the regulation of ducks must be changed.The ducks carry tourists on water and land, so they are regulated by two separate agencies – the coast guard for when the boat is on board. Water, and the Department of Transport when the vehicle is on earth.

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Branson is a violent storms

Branson is about 200 miles from Kansas City and is considered a big family celebration.

The city was under a violent thunderstorm warning issued about half an hour before the boat capsized.Many damages were reported throughout the county, including felled trees and structural damage, said CNN meteorologist Taylor Ward.The largest gust of wind recorded in the region was 63 mph

"I think it was due to weather conditions, yes" , has declination Stone County Sheriff, Doug Rader.

Jim Pattison Jr., president of the company that owns the canoe rides, Ripley Entertainment Inc., said the fierce squall "has come out of nowhere."

"Obviously, we should not be there in severe The victims

The victims were aged 1 to 76, according to the authorities.

The pilot of the duck, Robert Williams, 73 years old, died in the sinking, said his widow, Judy Williams Among the other victims included Steve Smith, a retired teacher from Osceola, Arkansas, and his teenage son, Lance, William and Janice Bright, a married couple of Higginsville, Missouri, William Asher and his partner, Rosemarie Hamann of Missouri, and Leslie Dennison of Illinois, according to family friends, CNN affiliates and local media.

A survivor lost 9 parents

Tia Coleman and 10 of her relatives were on a family vacation in Indiana, making a Thursday visit of Table Rock Lake near the Missouri tourist hotspot in Branson .

husband, his three children and five other members of his family died in the accident. Their names were: Angela, 45 years old; Arya, 1; Belinda, 69 years old; Ervin, 76; Evan, 7 years old; Glenn, 40; Horace, 70; Maxwell, 2; and Reece, 9. They had been on a family vacation from Indiana.

Only she and her nephew survived when the boat sank.

Coleman said Monday night on "Anderson Cooper Full Circle" that his wife was trying to save their children. "Someone said that when they found my husband, he had my three babies."

"It will keep me fighting for my family forever," said Coleman. "Knowing that he did exactly what he always said to me at our first meeting:" I will always look after you and our children. "

Nobody was wearing a lifejacket

There were lifejackets on the boat, but the passengers were not required to wear them, according to Rader, the Stone County Sheriff.

Coleman, one of 14 survivors, said that passengers were informed of the arrival of a storm before the trip. The captain mentioned the lifejackets before going on the lake, but he said, "You will not need it, so we did not catch them," Coleman said on Saturday.

"The captain said something about life jackets. "Above you are lifejackets, there are three sizes, but you will not need them," Coleman said Saturday night.

She told CNN affiliate KOLR, "When this boat is found, all these life jackets"