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    Philadelphia Duck Boat Accident

    A stalled duck boat collided with a barge on the Delaware River in Philadelphia July 7. The collision sent all 37 people aboard the smaller amphibious sightseeing boat overboard. Two bodies were found after a frantic, two-day search.

  • Salvaging the Duck Boat
    July 9: An amphibious craft is salvaged from the Delaware River in Philadelphia. An amphibious sightseeing boat that stalled in the Delaware River was knocked over by an oncoming barge Wednesday, spilling 37 people overboard, while two bodies were later found following a search.
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  • Barge Approaching
    July 7: In this photo released by CBS3 (KYW-TV) in Philadelphia, a barge approaches a stalled duck boat on the Delaware River in Philadelphia. The resulting collision sent all 37 people aboard the smaller amphibious sightseeing boat overboard, while two bodies were later found following a search.
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    AP Photo/CBS3 KYW-TV
  • The Collision
    July 7: In this photo released by CBS3 (KYW-TV) in Philadelphia, a barge approaches a stalled duck boat on the Delaware River in Philadelphia. The resulting collision sent all 37 people aboard the smaller amphibious sightseeing boat overboard, while two bodies were later found following a search.
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    AP Photo/CBS3 KYW-TV
  • Salvage Operation
    July 9: Members of a salvage operation are seen as they work to bring up an amphibious craft from the Delaware River in Philadelphia. An amphibious sightseeing boat that stalled in the Delaware River was knocked over by an oncoming barge Wednesday, spilling 37 people overboard while two bodies were later found.
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  • Missing Students
    July 8: Two Hungarian teachers who survived a duck boat crash on Wednesday console one another as they view the site where two of their students went missing on the Delaware River in Philadelphia. The bodies of the two students, Dora Schwendtner and Szablcs Prem, were found on Friday.
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  • Mayor Consoles Teachers
    July 8: Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, center, consoles two Hungarian teachers, left and right, who survived a duck boat crash on Wednesday, and an American woman, center top, who served as a host for a Hungarian student group, as they view the site where two of their students went missing on the Delaware River in Philadelphia. The bodies of the two students, Dora Schwendtner and Szablcs Prem, were found on Friday.
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  • Search Efforts
    July 7: A rescue vessel is seen on the Delaware River where a tourist boat carrying 37 people overturned when a barge hit it, leaving two Hungarian students unaccounted for until their bodies were discovered of Friday.
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  • Search Efforts
    July 8: A member of the Coast Guard holds a wallet fished from the water during a search for two missing tour boat passengers on the Delaware River in Philadelphia on Thursday. The passengers' amphibious craft in which they were riding was struck and sunk by a barge Wednesday.
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  • Pulled From the River
    July 7: A duck boat crew member is pulled from the Delaware River after a tourist boat carrying 37 people overturned when a barge hit it.
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  • Talking to the Media
    July 9: Chris Herschend, president of Ride the Ducks, makes remarks during a news conference in view of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge and near the scene of Wednesday's collision that occurred between an amphibious craft and a barge on the Delaware River in Philadelphia.
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  • Rescued
    July 7: This frame grab made from video released by CBS3 (KYW-TV) shows rescuers assisting passengers that were aboard a sightseeing boat that was knocked over by an oncoming barge in the Delaware River in Philadelphia.
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    AP Photo/CBS3/KWY-TV
  • Rescued by the Navy
    July 7: This frame grab made from video released by CBS3 (KYW-TV) shows rescuers assisting passengers that were aboard a sightseeing boat that was knocked over by an oncoming barge in the Delaware River in Philadelphia.
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    AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tim Miller
  • Passengers Rescued
    July 7: This frame grab made from video released by CBS3 (KYW-TV) shows rescuers assisting passengers that were aboard a sightseeing boat that was knocked over by an oncoming barge in the Delaware River in Philadelphia.
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    AP Photo/CBS3/KWY-TV
  • Duck Boat Route
    This map locates the typical route of the duck boat that collided with a barge in Philadelphia, along with approximate collision location.
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    Philadelphia Duck Boat Accident

    A stalled duck boat collided with a barge on the Delaware River in Philadelphia July 7. The collision sent all 37 people aboard the smaller amphibious sightseeing boat overboard. Two bodies were found after a frantic, two-day search.

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  • Philadelphia Duck Boat Accident
  • Salvaging the Duck Boat
  • Barge Approaching
  • The Collision
  • Salvage Operation
  • Missing Students
  • Mayor Consoles Teachers
  • Search Efforts
  • Search Efforts
  • Pulled From the River
  • Talking to the Media
  • Rescued
  • Rescued by the Navy
  • Passengers Rescued
  • Duck Boat Route