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Florida gaming ships shut down15 August 2007FLORIDA -- As reported by Florida Today: "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. "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. "Separately, the Coast Guard ordered Sterling's Ambassador II to leave Port Canaveral because it did not have required documentation..." |