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The operators of two vessels involved in the "duck boat" accident on the Delaware River two summers ago have reached a $17 million settlement with the victims and the families of the two Hungarian students who died that day.

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Suspended after deadly crash, Philadelphia 'duck boat' tours resumeupdated: Tue Apr 19 2011 19:44:00

A tour using amphibious boats on the Delaware River in Philadelphia, suspended after a fatal crash last year, will resume on Thursday with new safety procedures, the company said.

2010: Witness watched barge hit boatupdated: Tue Mar 08 2011 07:12:00

CNN's Rick Sanchez talks to a witness who saw a barge collide with a passenger duck boat in the Delaware River.

Tug boat lookout on phone during fatal collision, safety board saysupdated: Tue Mar 08 2011 07:12:00

A tug boat lookout was on a cellphone call to his mother's house when the barge it was ferrying collided with an anchored tour boat in the Delaware River last summer, according to a report released Monday by the National Transportation Safety Board.

New York governor pauses 'fracking'updated: Mon Dec 13 2010 12:24:00

New York Gov. David Paterson has signed an executive order halting the controversial natural gas drilling process called hydraulic fracturing until July 1. The process --- also known as "fracking" -- has come under scrutiny because of its alleged harmful effects on underground drinking water and the environment -- although industry leaders have insisted it's safe.

'Fracking' yields fear in Northeastupdated: Mon Dec 13 2010 12:24:00

Activists in Damascus, Pennsylvania are calling for stricter drilling regulations in Pennsylvania and New York.

New York could be first state to ban controversial drilling practiceupdated: Thu Dec 02 2010 14:27:00

New York could be the first state in the country to impose a limited ban on a controversial method of drilling for natural gas.

Dream home becomes meth lab nightmareupdated: Wed Dec 01 2010 09:57:00

First-time home buyers Jenn Friberg and Rob Quigley grapple with a meth problem in the new home. CNN's Sarah Hoye reports.

Report: No evidence children were thrown into Delaware Riverupdated: Tue Aug 10 2010 14:39:00

The Coast Guard said Tuesday that its crews and other agencies have suspended the search for three children a woman claims she threw off a bridge into the Delaware River overnight.

Five injured in Boston duck boat crashupdated: Fri Jul 16 2010 19:30:00

Five people suffered minor injuries Friday when a duck boat crashed into several other vehicles in downtown Boston, Massachusetts.

Boston Duck boat plows through carsupdated: Fri Jul 16 2010 19:30:00

A duck boat crashed into several cars in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, injuring a handful of people.

Tour boat calls before crash went unansweredupdated: Mon Jul 12 2010 15:48:00

The crew of a tour boat that sank in a collision in the Delaware River last week made radio calls to a vessel involved in the crash, but those calls went unanswered, federal investigators said Monday.

2 bodies found in Philadelphia river; tour boat recoveredupdated: Mon Jul 12 2010 08:25:00

Medical examiners identified a second body recovered from the Delaware River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as a 20-year-old Hungarian who was on a tour boat that collided with a barge, the Coast Guard said Friday evening.

Two still missing in duck boat accidentupdated: Thu Jul 08 2010 18:54:00

Two are still missing and an investigation under way after a duck boat and a barge collided on the Delaware River.

2 boat passengers still missing; firm says craft met standardsupdated: Thu Jul 08 2010 18:54:00

Murky water and fast currents on Thursday kept divers away from a tour boat that is resting on the bottom of the Delaware River after a collision a day earlier with a barge. Two of the "Duck" boat's 37 passengers were still missing and hopes were fading for a rescue.

Two missing in Delaware River accidentupdated: Wed Jul 07 2010 21:02:00

A tourist boat carrying 37 people collides with a barge on the Delaware River.

2 people missing after tourist boat overturns in Philadelphiaupdated: Wed Jul 07 2010 21:02:00

A tourist boat with more than 30 people on board overturned on the Delaware River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Wednesday after it was hit by a barge, Philadelphia police and the Coast Guard said.

Group lists America's 10 most endangered riversupdated: Wed Jun 02 2010 07:17:00

A U.S. conservation group released a list Wednesday of what it says are America's 10 most endangered rivers, which face man-made threats from gas drilling and new dams to outdated flood management.

Harvesting baseball's 'magic mud'updated: Wed Oct 28 2009 18:45:00

It's a hot day as Jim Bintliff laces up his "mud shoes" -- a beat-up pair of sneakers still tinged with dirt -- and heads out for one of his last harvests of the year.

Baseball's dirty little secretupdated: Wed Oct 28 2009 18:45:00

A family business has kept one man's muddy fingerprint on the game of baseball for over 60 years.

Venezuela to give island to New Jerseyupdated: Thu Apr 23 2009 14:59:00

Venezuela will give a 300-acre island in the Delaware River to the state of New Jersey, the governor's office announced.

FSB: Joy in Mudvilleupdated: Wed Aug 20 2008 09:51:00

I supply special mud for Major League Baseball. The story goes back to when pro baseball teams began using new balls for each game. They wanted to remove the factory gloss and make the balls easier to grip. The umpires tried in-field dirt, shoe polish, and tobacco juice, but everything damaged the ball.

A Delaware seashore surpriseupdated: Fri Jun 27 2008 09:34:00

Sometimes we get away from home simply to do nothing. There's something seductive about spending time relaxing and getting to know yourself again. Lewes, a 377-year-old waterman's town at the mouth of the Delaware River, fits the bill.

Time.com: The Primary to End All Primaries?updated: Wed Mar 05 2008 11:00:00

The Clinton campaign sets its sights on Pennsylvania and prepares to battle Obama's grassroots organization there

Pennsylvania governor on flooding: 'We dodged a bullet'updated: Fri Jun 30 2006 00:45:00

Residents in northeast Pennsylvania and New York are breathing sighs of relief Friday after flood walls and levees held their own against flooding that has killed at least 14 people in four states.

Levees hold Susquehanna; Delaware River ragesupdated: Thu Jun 29 2006 06:26:00

Levees contained the swollen Susquehanna River in northeastern Pennsylvania, enabling thousands of evacuees to head back home Thursday, while the Delaware River threatened the southeastern part of the state.

Ship spills 30,000 gallons of oil near Philadelphiaupdated: Sat Nov 27 2004 07:19:00

A 30,000-gallon crude oil spill in the Delaware River near Philadelphia is being contained by floating barriers, a spokesman for the tanker's owner said Saturday night.

FSB: The Big Pretzelupdated: Wed Nov 01 2000 00:01:00

The "beautiful people" dressed in black, dining at tony sidewalk bistros? Yo! I thought this was Philly! Visitors to the birthplace of independence are discovering, as did the delegates to this yea...

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