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Storm temporarily sets riverboat casino adrift in Mississippi
February 11, 1998
Casino riverboat adrift in the Mississippi River
Web posted at: 1:57 p.m. EST (1857 GMT)GREENVILLE, Mississippi (CNN) -- A docked casino riverboat with 500 gamblers aboard broke its moorings during a storm on Tuesday night and was adrift in the Mississippi River for several hours before being pushed back to shore.
No injuries were reported. Five barges pushed the Greenville-based Jubilee Casino back to shore and its customers were evacuated.
The same storm also knocked out power in parts of the state before moving eastward.
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