What safety precautions should be taken in future to protect Ride the Ducks passengers?
Interviews by Erica J. Minutella, Photos by Greg Bezanis
“They need to get rid of the ‘death net’ that the two passengers got stuck on and they need to take more security measurements. The barges need to be more cautious about smaller boats. They need to retrain, fire staff and think about hiring the National Guard.”
Tobias Cummings,
2600 block of South Iseminger Street
“I think as soon as you hit the water, life jackets should go on.”
Kathleen Albano,
10th and Porter streets
"They should require inspections every year.”
William Monaghan,
20th and Ritner streets
“I think they should try to fix the problem that caused the accident. They keep doing the same thing, so they need to take action to prevent the loss of life.”
Raymond Morrero,
Snyder Avenue and Juniper Street
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