Coast Guard rescues stranded cruisers
Gamblers got more than they bargained for when a casino boat ran aground on its maiden voyage.
Tradewinds Casino Cruises’ boat the Escapade got stuck with 94 passengers and 31 crew in the early hours of Wednesday near Savannah off the coast of Georgia.
When attempts to tow the boat to shore failed, 114 passengers were taken by other boats to nearby Tybee Island and four others were airlifted to shore.
Seven crew members remained behind.
US Coast Guard said the navigation system had malfunctioned.
Lisa
Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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