Casino Boat Burns In Florida

1. Casino Boat Catches Fire In Florida
2. Casino Boat Burns In Florida Beach
3. Casino Boat Burns In Florida Panhandle
4. Casino Boats In Florida

– Here's the latest on a casino shuttle boat that caught fire off Florida's Gulf Coast. A female passenger on a casino shuttle boat that was consumed by a huge fire off. Florida Casino Boat Entices New Guests with Freebies and Discounts Days After Deadly Fire. Posted on: January 18, 2018, 05:00h. Last updated on: January 19, 2018, 03:15h. SIGN UP FOR PROMOTIONS AND UPCOMING EVENTS. About Us; Gaming; Events; Victory Card; Groups; Transportation.

1. Wednesday, January 17, 2018 On Sunday, a boat ferrying people to a floating casino in the Gulf of Mexico caught fire and burned near New Port Richey, Florida, US. All 50 passengers aboard abandoned ship and jumped into the sea, but one died in hospital that evening.
2. Fire engulfs casino boat in Gulf of Mexico off Florida Raw video: New Port Richey Police Department arrives on scene as blaze rages on vessel. At least one woman was killed after a casino shuttle.

Casino Boat Catches Fire In Florida

This is a list of casinos in Florida.

List of casinos[edit]

Gallery[edit]

• Jefferson County Kennel Club

See also[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

• 7 November 2020: Turkish government stops search of survivors of Aegean Sea earthquake off Izmir
• 10 September 2020: Three children seriously injured as bus hits bridge in Winchester, England
• 13 August 2020: Water main bursts in White Plains, New York, US
• 8 August 2020: Passenger flight crashes upon landing at Calicut airport in India
• 6 June 2020: Fire at historic Welsh ex-hotel Bontddu Hall kills one

On Sunday, a boat ferrying people to a floating casino in the Gulf of Mexico caught fire and burned near New Port Richey, Florida, US. All 50 passengers aboard abandoned ship and jumped into the sea, but one died in hospital that evening.

Beth Fifer, assistant chief executive of the Tropical Breeze Casino Cruise, said that the fire started at about 3:30 PM, local time, as the boat was outbound to the casino. According to Gerard DeCanio, the police chief of Port Richey, the captain saw smoke coming from the engine and turned back, then grounded the boat in shallow water.

The boat was rapidly engulfed in flames. Those aboard had to jump about ten feet into waist-high water and swim or wade ashore to safety. The police said that about fifteen were treated at local hospitals, including for possible hypothermia from exposure to the cold sea water. The one fatality, a 42-year-old woman, went to the emergency room at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point hours later and died at 10:42 p.m., according to Kurt Conover, a spokesman for the medical center and Kevin Doll, a spokesman for the Pasco County Sheriff's Office.

Casino Boat Burns In Florida Beach

Passenger Qaadia Culbreath told WFLA-TV that he couldn't swim and didn't see any life jackets, so he found himself 'dangling off the metal hanger in the front of the boat because I didn't want to let go'. Andrew Fossa, deputy fire chief of Pasco County, described locals who assisted the passengers as they scrambled to shore as 'phenomenal'.

According to police chief DeCanio, the boat captain had reported engine trouble on earlier trips. Fifer said, 'It would've never left the dock if we knew something was wrong with it.' The Coast Guard has announced that they will review maintenance records. The casino operates offshore, requiring a boat to ferry gamblers to and fro, because casino gambling is not legal in the state of Florida.

Sources

Casino Boat Burns In Florida Panhandle

• Alex Johnson and Kalhan Rosenblatt. 'Florida casino shuttle boat bursts into flames, leaving 1 dead' — NBC News, January 15, 2018
• John Bacon, WTSP-TV, Associated Press. 'Fire, chaos and death on a Florida casino boat' — USA Today, January 15, 2018
• 'Deadly Florida casino boat fire' — BBC News online, January 15, 2018 (Video)
  

Casino Boats In Florida