Hot news

Dublinbet

Dublinbet

DublinBet.com is an innovative and classy casino and card room. It offers classic online casino game favourites plus some of the best live dealer games on the net for January 2012.

Through the latest webcasting technology you can interact with dealers from the privacy of your home (or office!). The sounds and dealer action is live from the Fitzwilliam Card Club and Casino, in Dublin Ireland. DublinBet's Distance Gaming® is a 'must try even if you're not fussed for live dealer games - try the unique early payout

+ More info...

888

888

Do you find it hard to get to a live casino to play poker? Then simply come to 888poker, the best poker online room in Australia and experience the same thing with no hassle.888 Casino is one of the most famous casinos in cyberspace, thanks to some of the most eye-catching promotions in the industry and an ongoing commitment to innovation. Owned and operated by a subsidiary of 888 Holdings plc, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange, 888 Casino was launched in 1997 and more than 25 million people have played here since.

+ More info...

365 Casino

365 Casino

Enjoy a huge selection of casino games at 365 Casino with monthly bonuses and weekly promotions, Play Blackjack, Roulette, Baccarat, Slots, and Video Poker and win big at 365 casino. 24hrs a day, 365 days a year Safe & secure with excellent Customer Service.

+ More info...

Elegance Casino

Smart Live Casino

The unique thing about Smart Live Casino is its live casino games. It offers live baccarat, live roulette and live blackjack where the player sees the dealer and the action unfold infront of his own eyes. They have a fully array of games as well as sports betting. The site also comes in a variety of languages.

+ More info...

NTSB releases results of fatal Pasco casino shuttle boat fire investigation

E-mail Print PDF

RELATED COVERAGE

PORT RICHEY, Fla. (WFLA) - The National Transportation Safety Board released the results of its investigation into the Tropical Breeze Casino shuttle boat fire that killed a woman on Jan. 13. 

The fire forced 50 people to jump for their lives off the coast of New Port Richey. Carrie Dempsey, 42, died after inhaling "products of combustion," according to an autopsy report.

"This person who died was a single mother. She left behind a pair of twins, a boy and a girl who were 12-years-old, who now do not have parents," said NTSB chairman Robert Sumwalt during a board meeting on Tuesday.

"And here is a company that had the opportunity to learn from a tragedy in 2004. And they did absolutely nothing. And after it happened twice, what have they done? This is absolutely absurd."

In the NTSB's findings released Tuesday, the following safety issues were identified:

  • Lack of company guidance regarding engine high-temperature alarms: The captain did not shut down the engine after receiving the alarm, but kept it idling, which aided in starting the fire.
  • Lack of fire-detection in unmanned spaces with exhaust tubing
  • Insufficient preventive maintenance
  • Insufficient crew training and documentation: The investigation revealed crew members lacked sufficient understanding of firefighting principles and training drills were infrequent or not completed. 
  • Inappropriate material and design of fuel tank level-indicator system: Fuel tanks were equipped with plastic hoses and the system did not have automatic shutoff values, so during the fire, this plastic material melted and the release of diesel fuel exacerbated the fire.

The NTSB found that the captain's decision to return the vessel to the dock after seeing the engine's high-temperature alarm and his decision to beach the vessel when the smoke became overwhelming were prudent and increased the likelihood of survival for the passengers. 

"They went out to gamble but they did not expect to gamble with their lives. And that's what happened," said Sumwalt.

Click here to read the NTSB's full report

The NTSB ruled the probable cause of the fire was Tropical Breeze Casino Cruz's "ineffective
preventive maintenance program and insufficient guidance regarding the response to engine
high-temperature conditions, which resulted in the captain’s continued operation of an engine that
was overheating due to a cooling water pump failure, leading to ignition of the exhaust tubing and
surrounding structure."

Read more https://www.wfla.com/news/pasco-county/ntsb-releases-results-of-fatal-pasco-casino-shuttle-boat-fire-investigation/1654055595

You are here