In Port Richey, FL, yesterday evening, 14 January, fired up the ship’s Shuttle casino Tropical Breeze, carrying about 50 passengers. The fire spread so quickly that the crew and passengers had to jump overboard with a height of almost three meters.
According to the Associated Press, one of the injured passengers died. By words a press-the Secretary of the medical center Bayonet Point, after rendering medical assistance to the woman went home, where he died. The exact cause of her death is still unknown. Eight other passengers of the Shuttle, got to the hospital, but later released.
As noted by the chief of police Port Richey Gerard, Decanio, «Shuttle» ship was to take passengers on the ship-casino Tropical Breeze. The casino is located in the sea, because it can not legally work near land.
About 55 km North from Tampa to the ship having engine problems and the captain decided to return to port. Already on the way to the port, the ship caught fire, just a hundred meters from the shore.
«People jumped into the cold water,» said an eyewitness and local resident Larry SantAngelo. «One woman fell Dobrudja to shore, and threw up, obviously, many swallowed the acrid smoke. I spent a few dozen people in his garage, so they could warm up, it was very windy and cold,» added SantAngelo.
Officials have not yet announced the cause of the fire.
ABCNEWS reports Aerial footage shows casino shuttle boat that caught fire Sunday afternoon in Florida, forcing dozens of passengers to evacuate. https://t.co/EUWLEdIG3p pic.twitter.com/jMjqGe9X69 https://t.co/uBXS5dHX7A
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