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Jane and I went for a spin in a 1944 GMC DUKW in Dublin today. Great tour, and the old six purred nicely on both land and water! Any of you veterans have any "Duck" stories? ![[Linked Image from i150.photobucket.com]](http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s84/brewsterg6/My%201951%20Chevrolet/IMG_1094.jpg)
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Here is one story you may have missed.
Arkansas tour boat sinks 'in about 30 seconds'; 11 die
CNN
May 1, 1999
LAKE HAMILTON, Arkansas (CNN) -- An amphibious tourist boat sank Saturday after taking on water, killing 11 people as passengers frantically searched for life preservers, authorities said.
The World War II-era craft -- called a "duck" because of its use on land and water -- picked up passengers in Hot Springs and had just begun a scenic tour of Lake Hamilton.
"The (boat) operator told us that all of a sudden the front started coming up, almost vertical. It started taking on water and submerged in about 30 seconds," said Garland County Sheriff Larry Selig.
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I guess thats why they had us put life vests on before we hit the water! I wonder what caused it to go down that fast? They have a bilge pump that pumps something like 200 gallons a minute! The door was over the waterline at the back, so something must have really been wrong?
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The only thing I know about DUKW'S is "ALWAYS BE SURE YOU HAVE YOURS IN A ROW".
They have a few of those running around here and offer tours across the Ohio river from Newport Kentucky to Cincinnati Ohio.....ED
BTW....nice picture.
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