5th District Public Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard
Multimedia Release
AUDIO RELEASE: Radio transmissions during duck boat, barge collision in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA - The attached audio files are from recorded radio transmissions the day a duck boat, with 35 passengers and two crewmen, and the 250-foot tug and barge Caribbean Sea collided on the Delaware River, at 2:39 p.m., July 7.
The Coast Guard launched boat crews from Station Philadelphia and Aids to Navigation Team Philadelphia and an MH-65C Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., to rescue those in distress.
Clink on links for unedited audio files.
Duck boat collision audio 1-2 p.m.
Duck boat collision audio 2-2:40 p.m.
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