Duck boat

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Why do these boats not have floatation air pockets?

You guessed it: Boat in Deadly Missouri Sinking Was Designed by Entrepreneur With No Engineering Training, Court Records Show

Why do you say it did not capsize

He says it did not capsize because it did not capsize. Video of the event shows it staying upright and sinking. I won't include the video here, but you can easily find it, just as I did, by searching for "duck boat capsizing".

...when so many reports say otherwise?

Hence "The media"

It's offensive that we say "The media" like they operate as one single entity. But they certainly do, eh?