Gambling ships shut down from FL

http://www.local6.com/news/13895246/detail.html
One of these I have been on several times with Fishhead. He's been on it untold number of times. I thinks its just a technicality. Highly reccomended for FL residents. The Sterling anyway. McIrish went on it once.




ambling Ships Shut Down In Central Fla.

POSTED: 11:00 pm EDT August 14, 2007
UPDATED: 11:02 pm EDT August 14, 2007


<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.local6.com/js/13260191/script.js"></script><!--startindex-->The U.S. Coast Guard late Tuesday shut down both gambling ships that operate from Port Canaveral -- one for alleged safety violations, the other for problems with documentation, according to a report.The Coast Guard found 24 safety deficiencies during an annual inspection of SunCruz Casinos' Surfside Princess, four of which marine inspectors classified as "major," according to Petty Officer 1st Class Donnie Brzuska, a Coast Guard spokesman,The major violations included a 20- to-50-gallon-per-minute leak in the ship's main engine coolant system; a leak in the ship's fire main that was running on an electrical panel; an inoperable fire pump; and discrepancies with the vessel's fire screen doors, Local 6 News partner Florida Today reported.<table class="storyAd" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="storyAdObj">
</td></tr></tbody></table>Separately, the Coast Guard ordered Sterling's Ambassador II to leave Port Canaveral because it did not have required documentation.Sterling Casino Lines representatives said a scheduled Tuesday evening gambling cruise was canceled, and it was uncertain when the Bahamian-flagged ship would resume operations. They declined additional comment.Petty Officer 1st Class Donnie Brzuska, a Coast Guard spokesman, said a new entity that manages the vessel did not have what’s known as a “certificate of financial responsibility” for the ship.The certificate guarantees it has money set aside to fixed damage cause by an accident or pollution discharge.Brzuska said the amount of money varies, depending on the ship’s size and type of operation. He did not have specific information on what the amount would be for Ambassador II.Brzuska said the Coast Guard issued a “captain of the port order” against the Ambassador II, ordering it out of all U.S. waterways and ports.All foreign-flagged vessels are required to have a certificate of financial responsibility in order to operate in U.S. waters. A certificate of responsibility helps to ensure that the operating vessel has financial responsibility in case of pollution or accident involving the vessel.The Ambassador II will not be allowed to re-enter U.S. ports or waterways until it has acquired a valid certificate of financial responsibility, Brzuska said.The Coast Guard had a marine inspector at Port Canaveral issue the order to ship representatives when the Ambassador II returned to the port at 4:30 p.m. from a daytime cruise. The inspector said the ship had to let its passengers off, then leave U.S. waters.The vessel recently switched management from International Shipping Partners to Sterling Shipping, and did not update its certificate of responsibility after the switch, Brzuska said.The eight-year-old Sterling ship has a capacity of 1,744 passengers and is 440 feet long, according to Sterling’s Web site.The American-flagged SunCruz XII has a capacity of 1,200 passengers and is 308 feet long, according to SunCruz’s Web site.<!--stopindex-->

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I went on sterling cruise ship last week and had a good time. I was thinking about going back tonight. Good thing I read this article.

Only one ive been on in Florida left from John's Pass and it was a small boat.

oldirtyku said:

I went on sterling cruise ship last week and had a good time. I was thinking about going back tonight. Good thing I read this article.

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I was on there last week as well. Hope they get it back out on the water soon, so I can get the BJ fix in.

http://www.floridatoday.com/article...NEWS01/SunCruz+files+for+Chapter+7+bankruptcy


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[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]SunCruz files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy[/FONT]
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BY WAYNE T. PRICE
FLORIDA TODAY [/FONT]The parent company of SunCruz Casino has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, meaning the company isn’t likely to resurrect its gaming operations at Port Canaveral and elsewhere.

Documents filed late Monday afternoon in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida in Fort Lauderdale by Oceans Casino Cruises Inc. indicated the company’s intentions to sell off its assets, mainly its fleet of at least five gaming vessels.

At least three of those ships are now docked at Port Canaveral.

Chapter 7 bankruptcy procedures involve a debtor liquidating its assets, with creditors collecting the funds from that sale. At the end of the process, the majority of the filer’s debts are resolved.

Drew Dillworth, a Miami-based attorney representing Oceans Cruises Inc., could not immediately be reached for comment.

SunCruz’s Surfside Princess, an employer to about 300 local people, last sailed out of Port Canaveral on Dec. 13. Since then the company moved its vessels from Jacksonville and South Carolina to Port Canaveral.
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