For the first time since last week’s deadly duck boat accident a Ride the Ducks vehicle was back in the Delaware River Wednesday afternoon.
This land/sea journey, though, wasn’t like that one that Philadelphians came accustomed to seeing over the years.
Instead of tourists on board, National Transportation Safety Board members “Rode the Ducks” Wednesday.
Investigators were briefly out on the streets of Philadelphia then spent about 35 minutes the Delaware River to get a firsthand look at sight lines on the boat and to see how low the boat really sits in the river, reported NBC Philadelphia's Tim Furlong.
The trip was delayed due to weather but by 4 p.m. the amphibious vehicle was back in the water.
A barge struck a Ride the Ducks boat full of tourists last Wednesday afternoon. The bodies of two Hungarian tourists left missing after the amphibious vehicle sank were discovered Friday.
Dora Schwendtner, 16, and 20-year-old Szabolcs Prem were among 37 people flung into the Delaware River Wednesday afternoon after the 250-foot barge The Resource hit the tour boat they were in. The duo were in America with a group of fellow Hungarians.
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The boat was disabled on the river -- after smoke was seen coming from the engine -- when the accident happened.
It wasn’t clear when the NTSB would release its findings following the Ducks ride.
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