'We want to make sure all crew, whether it's the captain or the engineers, have adequate rest. 'Crew rest is a very serious issue,' Praskovich said. Investigators are also looking into the hours the crew was working to see if those played a role.

It sails twice a day, but it is still required when the Coast Guard goes on board that it meets all standards and regulations.' 'For instance, when the radar fails, when the radio fails, they notice. 'There are certain items that are obvious to crew members when they go wrong,' Praskovich said. The Coast Guard said that in addition to the fire dampeners, another issue involved lifeboats that would not release in a timely fashion. We are investigating that at this time.'Īccording to the Coast Guard, the ship was re-inspected Saturday, two days after the issue was found, but the Coast Guard said the ship again failed. I can't tell you the single contributing factor of why they are not. 'I am not going to deny that those areas should have been in compliance. Therefore, when our investigators go out - we had four at the time of the inspection - we were able to go to our areas of expertise and find problems with the system,' Cmdr. 'Some items are very easy to see, others are more difficult.

Officials have moved up the cruise ship's annual inspection, which had been scheduled for next week, before the violations were found. One of the ship's captains said the ship will be shut down all week. 'Several were inoperable, and several were not functioning properly.' 'We found that there were several inoperable fire dampeners, which are basically ways of cutting off oxygen to either crew space or cargo space on the vessel,' Lt. They rode back to the dock on the ship, and once they got to the dock, they found the violations, which led them to remove the ship's certificate of inspection. The Coast Guard told News4Jax that an anonymous tip led them to inspect the ship, and they found the issues last week.Ĭoast Guard officials said that after getting the tip, officers boarded the Victory II Casino Cruise as it was underway last Thursday. – Issues with fires safety equipment and lifesaving equipment caused the Coast Guard to shut down the Victory II Casino Cruise ship, which sails out of Mayport.

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