Last night (Thursday), one of the Ride the Ducks boats capsized on the lake in Branson. A freak storm came up suddenly, with large waves. (And those boats ride pretty low in the water.)
A lot of people died. More were injured.
The Australian quilters tour was on that boat, back in April. Yours truly was, too.
At the time, I remember thinking how 'flat' the boat was, and that it didn't maneuver quickly. (The captain let a bunch of women 'drive' while on the water -- and they enjoyed the heck out of it.) On the other hand, the lake was calm, both the captain and driver were close at at hand. And we did most of our driving on land, where it handled just fine.
I'm not faulting the captain, either. A second boat was out there, based on the video, and got back to shore. It would be easy to assume that this weather would also blow over quickly...which it did. But these sudden storms are nothing to fool with.
Here's more detailed information. Those poor people... your prayers are requested.
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I rode and drove one of these on tablerock lake some 30= years ago. At that time it did NOT have windows...What a tragedy. :(
I agree. When we were on it this spring, The windows/panels started as open, then closed when we drove into the water. I'm guessing they were closed for this trip, too...which probably meant that when the boat sank, the windows could not be pushed again, against the weight of the water. And the boat was long enough that it would take time to get to the exits...how long can you hold your breath, particularly if you're trying to help kids?
Very sad.
Thanks for writing.
Hi Cindy, we had heard of this on the news here, and my first thought was exactly as you said in the title of your blog. Obviously God has plans for our lives yet.
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