The accident in Seattle in 2015 was just one many fatal and injury accidents involving duck boats. Yet there are a number of governmental regulators, such as the U.S. Coast Guard, inspecting these vehicles for safety. Why does this keep happening? Music by <a href='http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/'>Jahzzar</a> and <a href='https://incompetech.com/'>Kevin MacLeod</a>. Theme music by <a href='http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Insider/'>The Insider</a>. All music licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.

The accident in Seattle in 2015 was just one many fatal and injury accidents involving duck boats. Yet there are a number of governmental regulators, such as the U.S. Coast Guard, inspecting these vehicles for safety. Why does this keep happening? Music by Jahzzar and Kevin MacLeod. Theme music by The Insider. All music licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.

The accident in Seattle in 2015 was just one many fatal and injury accidents involving duck boats. Yet there are a number of governmental regulators, such as the U.S. Coast Guard, inspecting these vehicles for safety. Why does this keep happening? Music by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jahzzar</a> and <a href="https://incompetech.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kevin MacLeod</a>. Theme music by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Insider/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Insider</a>. All music licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.

S1. Episode 05: The Regulators

Stritmatter Trial Insider: Dinh v Ride The Ducks. An accident, its origins, and its aftermath. A production of Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore, and hosted by Sara Bernard. With court testimony, interviews, and archival sound, this podcast pieces together the legal and historical landscape that surrounded the fatal collision between a Ride the Ducks vehicle and a charter bus on September 24, 2015 in Seattle. It explores the months-long trial that ensued and hears from people whose lives will never be the same. But the 2015 crash was not the only duck boat accident. There have been many others across the country and world, a number of them fatal. How do duck boats — repurposed U.S. military vehicles from World War II — sustain so many major accidents and remain in the tourist business? After this and other lawsuits, will they?

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S1. Episode 05: The Regulators

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