Sunken casino riverboat exposed due to low Mississippi River water levels

Sunken casino riverboat exposed due to low Mississippi River water levels

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  • Walter Murphy, WMC
October 31, 2022 2:52 PM
  • Walter Murphy, WMC

Ever since the Mighty Mississippi River reduced to a trickle of its former self, it’s slowly revealed what lies beneath. The latest find — an old casino riverboat.

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The Diamond Lady took its maiden voyage in the early 90′s, according to Captain William Lozier, President of Memphis Riverboats.

He says it operated as a floating casino a few years later but was taken out of commission in favor of a larger vessel around 1999.

Lozier said the vessel was moved to Riverside Park Marina, but winter storms proved too much for the riverboat and she succumbed to the Mighty Mississippi in 2021.