No one was reportedly injured on the yacht that arrived at the Galveston Yacht Basin this month and set sail for the first time on April 7. Responding to questions on its Facebook page on Sunday, Jacks or Better Casino General Manager Rocky Herrin said they hope repairs to the yacht will take a week or less, and, “Talking to USCG tomorrow to see if we can sail as is. I mean the sound was incredible, just this loud, loud crashing, scraping sound of metal on metal.” Nancy Wilson told Click2Houston news, “I thought we hit another ship. While the damage was reportedly minimal, one passenger said the crash was terrifying. Rocky Herrin, JOB’s general manager, is in contact with the Port authorities to suggest a remedy so that this particular buoy won’t be hit again.” The safety and well-being of the passengers and crew are of utmost importance to the casino.

In its statement, the company added, “All safety measures were followed and USCG mentioned that they were pleased how the incident was handled. Bright lights used to help illuminate disabled vessels obscured the co-captains’ vision creating a blind spot preventing the brush with the buoy from being avoided in time.

This time, however, there were two buoys, and upon approaching the first one, the vessel’s co-captains, who together have more than 50 years of experience, said they were only able to see the second buoy, which was lined up with the first and about an eighth of a mile away. The casino wrote on its Facebook page that Saturday’s incident wasn’t the first time that particular buoy had been hit. On Saturday at about 11:30pm, the gambling yacht Jacks or Better Casino, formerly the Aransas Queen Casino, sustained a 5-foot starboard gash and other minimal damage when, according to the company, it hit one of two buoys at the jetty near 715 North Holiday Drive in Galveston, Texas. Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino Cruise Ships, TexasĪ newly opened day cruise gambling vessel suffered some minor cosmetic damage when on Saturday it crashed into a buoy marker on at a jetty in Galveston Bay where it docks, according to the US Coast Guard.

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