“We did this so we could get away from the pier and circle around to make another approach. “During our approach to the pier, an extreme squall hit us, causing us to have to run the main engines up to the maximum” revolutions per minute, Levensaler said. Tim Levensaler, Victory’s marine superintendent and master of the vessel, said the incident was triggered when a squall with wind gusts he estimated at more than 55 mph developed as the Victory 1 was approaching the port at the end of its five-hour cruise. But Victory officials say the matter was blown out of proportion, and that the ship would be sailing as scheduled on Friday. The incident caused a stir on social media. There were no injuries to the ship’s passengers and crew.
Victory and Canaveral Fire Rescue officials say the fire was confined to the ship’s stack, with no damage any other areas of the ship. – Victory Casino Cruises voluntarily canceled its Thursday evening sailing after a stack fire broke out on its Victory 1 gambling ship as it was returning to Port Canaveral from its day cruise around 4 p.m., according to News 6 partner Florida Today.
