Rep. Billy Long wants congressional action after a duck boat sinking in his district killed 17 people.

“We’ve got to do whatever we can to prevent anything similar to this happening, if at all possible,” the Missouri Republican said.

On Thursday, a “Ride the Ducks” vehicle sank during a sudden thunderstorm on Table Rock Lake near Branson, Missouri. Of the 17 people killed, nine were from the same family.

Long said there were 80-mph winds on the lake, which he said was “something none of us had ever seen from the time that the lake filled,” OzarksFirst reported.

Long, who sits on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said amphibious duck boats will not on the water until it is safe to do so.