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Stranded Georgia casino ship frees itself, docks
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Tommy Eaton, center, kisses her husband, Mark Eaton, after he returns to the Tradewinds Casino Cruises on Wilmington Island, Ga., after being evacuated from the Escapade casino boat Wednesday. The boat became grounded on a sandbar between Tybee Island and Hilton Head Island Tuesday evening. Passengers and crew remained on the boat for 16 hours before evacuation by the U.S. Coast Guard after attempts to tow the boat failed because of broken tow lines. - photo by AP Photo/Savannah Morning News
SAVANNAH — A casino boat stuck on a rocky sandbar freed itself Thursday without help from tow boats and returned to its home dock, a day and a half after the vessel ran aground during its first passenger cruise out of Savannah. The Escapade, a 174-foot ship, made its escape at high tide, said Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Lauren Jorgensen. Less than two hours later, after passing a Coast Guard inspection for leaks, the ship arrived at its dock at the Bull River Marina.
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