Saturday, July 10, 2010

Ride The Ducks Tours stop after collision in Philadelphia

Ride The Ducks tours are serious business in a number of U.S. Cities. In the Delaware river in Philadelphia, a Ride The Ducks amphibious tour car collided with a barge. Two passengers of the sightseeing tour are nevertheless missing, and all Ride The Ducks tours have been suspended when the incident is being investigated.

Article resource: Ride The Ducks suspended after Philadelphia collision by Personal Money Store

The Ride The Decks amphibious tours

Family company Hirschend Family Entertainment operates Ride The Ducks Tours, among other things. Dollywood and Stone Mountain Park are also operated by Hirschend Family Entertainment. Car-boat vehicles that explore both a city and its waterways are the primary attraction of Ride The Ducks tours.

The Ride The Ducks Accident

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a Ride The Ducks boat had to shut down their engines, and was later rammed by the barge. Thirty seven individuals were dumped to the river when the boat capsized. Two people are nevertheless missing.

Philly Ride The Ducks accident under investigation

The National Transportation Safety Board has started investigating the accident in Philadelphia. Fines may be levied on either or both companies, depending on the details of the accident. For an unspecified amount of time, the tours in each city are shut down.

Hirschend Family Entertainment as a business

A private company that is very quiet and family owned, Hirschend Family Entertainment tends to not broadcast business information. The business moved its headquarters of operations to Norcross, Georgia in 2005. The company has been operating for 60 years, and is becoming a big player in family tourism.The financial information for this business is kept very private. The company operates under contract or owns 24 different “themed entertainment parks” – theme parks, water parks, and other “family entertainment environments” in 9 states.



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