Mushmouth
12-19-2018, 06:39 AM
Dwayne Braithwaite is a rarity in New York City's sightseeing cruise industry: a black owner whose raucous party boats are filled with mostly black patrons from the city's West Indian community.
So, when his vessels were ousted from city-owned docks in Brooklyn last summer while booze cruises with white owners continued to sail, Braithwaite filed a lawsuit alleging racism and accused the city contractor that runs the docks of punishing him for not paying kickbacks.
They say Braithwaite and his vessels, the 157-foot (48-meter) Capt. JP2 and the 119-foot (36-meter) Nautical Empress, violated the terms of their docking contracts at least seven times in just 77 days — departing late, blasting loud music and blocking commuter ferries by tying up in the wrong spot.
They've also said Braithwaite wouldn't turn over security video from his vessel last May after an onboard argument among patrons spilled into the street and led to one or two gunshots.
https://kstp.com/national/booze-cruise-battle-booted-from-nyc-dock-owner-sees-racism/5183892/?cat=162
So, when his vessels were ousted from city-owned docks in Brooklyn last summer while booze cruises with white owners continued to sail, Braithwaite filed a lawsuit alleging racism and accused the city contractor that runs the docks of punishing him for not paying kickbacks.
They say Braithwaite and his vessels, the 157-foot (48-meter) Capt. JP2 and the 119-foot (36-meter) Nautical Empress, violated the terms of their docking contracts at least seven times in just 77 days — departing late, blasting loud music and blocking commuter ferries by tying up in the wrong spot.
They've also said Braithwaite wouldn't turn over security video from his vessel last May after an onboard argument among patrons spilled into the street and led to one or two gunshots.
https://kstp.com/national/booze-cruise-battle-booted-from-nyc-dock-owner-sees-racism/5183892/?cat=162