A Ride the Ducks boat stalled on the Delaware River Sunday afternoon, on the eve of a trial stemming from the 2010 accident in which a large barge hit a duck vessel stopped on the water, killing two passengers.
All 26 passengers and two crew members were towed safely to shore, the company said.
After the 2010 accident, in which two Hungarian students died when a barge hit a stalled Ride the Ducks boat, the company, working with the Coast Guard, created a safety plan that included always having a tow boat nearby. The duck boats also now use a much shorter route that company officials have said is designed to keep their vessels far away from larger boats.
