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    Coast Guard Raises Duck Boat That Capsized In Missouri

    The sunken vessel was photographed and then rigged to a crane that lifted it out of Table Rock Lake. Investigators are still trying to determine exactly what led to the deaths of 17 people last week.
    by Sasha Ingber Jul 23, 2018 2 minutes
    Salvage equipment to remove the capsized duck boat is transported to a staging area at Table Rock Lake near Branson, Mo. The U.S. Coast Guard oversaw the operation on Monday.

    The water in Missouri's Table Rock Lake was calm on Monday as the U.S. Coast Guard lifted the amphibious tourist boat that capsized last week during a sudden squall, killing 17 people.

    On Thursday, 31 people boarded the Ride the Ducks Branson boat in southwestern Missouri. It sank amid wind-driven waves and was sitting on the bottom of the lake Monday when divers

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