Overview
- An amphibious Boston Duck Tours vehicle stalled on the Charles River and overturned while being towed onto the ramp at 10 Museum Way in Cambridge on Saturday, June 27, after the tow rope reportedly snapped.
- Officials say roughly 31–32 people were aboard; counts of injured vary across reports with initial briefings saying six injured and later accounts saying up to 11 people were taken to hospitals, several later treated and released.
- Emergency crews from Massachusetts State Police, Cambridge Fire and Boston EMS extricated one person from the vehicle and treated multiple passengers at the scene before transporting the injured to nearby hospitals.
- The U.S. Coast Guard is leading the active investigation with two NTSB investigators assisting while state police continue scene coordination and Boston Duck Tours says it is cooperating with authorities.
- The rollover has revived questions about towing practices and operator protocols for duck boats, which have a history of high‑profile accidents, and could prompt closer regulatory and company reviews of how disabled craft are recovered with passengers aboard.