Duck boat owner settles with missouri family over fatal sinking. the company that owns a duck boat that sank on a missouri lake in the summer, killing 17 people, has settled the first of several. By gabriella borter (reuters) - the company that operated a world war two-style "duck boat" that sank on a missouri lake in july killing 17 people has settled a lawsuit with the family of two of the victims, according to a newspaper report.. (reuters) - the company that operated a world war two-style "duck boat" that sank on a missouri lake in july killing 17 people has settled a lawsuit with the family of two of the victims.
File- in this july 23, 2018, file photo the duck boat that sank on july 19 in table rock lake in branson, mo., is raised. the company that owns the boat that sank, killing 17 people, has settled the first of several lawsuits filed in the accident.. The company that owns a duck boat that sank on a missouri lake in the summer, killing 17 people, has settled the first of several lawsuits filed in the accident.. The owners of the duck boat that sank in july near branson, mo., killing 17, has settled its first lawsuit with family members of victims. terms of the settlement were kept confidential, but the.