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Old 28th October 2013, 16:48
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"Although one accident involved the sinking of a DUKW as a result of flooding, and the other involved a fire, the link between both events is the foam inserted into the DUKWs to provide buoyancy."

Mr Clinch said that in Liverpool not enough foam had been inserted into the DUKW, while in the Thames incident the foam was packed too tightly around machinery, leading to friction and overheating causing a fire.

He said he has recommended to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency that DUKWs should "not be permitted to operate until the required standards of buoyancy and stability can be achieved without adversely impacting on their safe operation."
From (and more at):- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24706625

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The operator of the Liverpool boat has since gone into administration.
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