Duck boat company operating vessel in Philadelphia accident suspends operations nationwide

Duck boat company suspends operations nationwide

PHILADELPHIA — A Georgia-based tour company says it has suspended duck boat operations nationwide after an accident in Philadelphia that left two people missing.

Ride the Ducks of Norcross, Ga., also operates tours in San Francisco, Seattle, Atlanta, Newport, Ky., and Branson, Mo.

One of its boats collided with a barge on the Delaware River on Wednesday. The company said in a statement on its website Thursday that it was suspending operations nationwide.

Police and Coast Guard officials are still searching for two people. Others suffered minor injuries.

The boats can operate on both land and water and are popular with tourists.

(This version corrects the story to say the boat company conducts tours in Newport, Ky., not Newport, R.I.)