More than 2 years after the Duck Boat Tragedy on Table Rock Lake, the Duck Boat Safety Enhancement Act has unanimously passed through the U.S. Senate.
Great news – the Senate just unanimously passed my duck boats bill to impose tough new security measures to help stop tragedies like the one on Table Rock Lake two years ago that took 17 lives
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) December 10, 2020
The bill has been sponsored by Missouri Senators Roy Blunt, Josh Hawley Arkansas’s Tom Cotton, and Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth.
The Duck Boat Safety Enhancement Act would require safety trainings for crew, more mandated logging before and during trips and could require the Coast Guard to address recommendations from the National Safety Transportation Board.
The bill comes over two years after the Duck Boat Tragedy on Table Rock Lake that killed 17 people.
