the tug boat operator towing the barge, hit the duck boat because of distractions while he was using his cell phone and computer to deal with a family emergency. according to the report, during the minutes leading up to the crash, devlin left his post in the upper wheelhouse of the tug boat and his vision of anything in front of him was completely obscured by the barge. >> anything you want to say at all? >> not at this time. >> devlin pleads guilty to one count of misconduct of a ship operator resulting in death and is sentenced to a year and a day in prison. ride the ducks president, chris herschend defends the captain of the duck boat who he says followed protocol. >> it's my understanding that our captain followed all of his training, all the coast guard training, all the regulations required of a captain in that situation. >> nearly two years after the incident, a civil lawsuit filed by the victims and their families results in a $17