![]() Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Coast Guard, armed with search warrants, boarded the casino cruise ship. According to a grand jury indictment, the floating casino ferried passengers from the Bull River near Savannah on illegal gambling cruises. ![]() ![]() The ship was outfitted with 240 slot machines and 18 tables for roulette, blackjack, craps, and poker. The ship’s website described the Diamond Royale as being “the finest casino cruise vessel” with two floors of Las Vegas-style gaming. The before and after conversion of the Diamond Royale In the 1990s, the Andrew Fletcher was converted into a gaming boat by Jacksonville naval architects DeJong and Lebet. The boat was christened as the M/V Andrew Fletcher and would ferry passangers around New York Harbor on 90-minute cruises with a narration of the harbor’s history. ![]() It was modeled after the turn-of-the-century steamboats from Hudson River & Long Island Sound. Built as a side-wheel diesel excursion boat for New York’s Seaport Line, the ship was completed in 1985 by Offshore Shipbuilding of Palatka, Florida. ![]()
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