A federal court has issued a warrant for the seizure of the Victory I, the Port Canaveral-based casino cruise ship that furloughed its entire staff this past month.
Court documents show a South Carolina shipyard is suing the company, alleging nearly $800,000 in unpaid bills.
Detyens Shipyards Inc. filed the lawsuit Oct. 15 in U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, alleging that Sophlex Enterprises Inc., doing business as Victory Casino Cruises, owes $790,666 for vessel storage, repairs and other services. The court issued the warrant Oct. 19, according to the docket.
The Victory I was put in dry dock after its Sept. 28 sailing and the company later announced an extended suspension of operations as additional work kept the vessel out of service.
