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Caption Close. Scroll through the gallery above to see some of the bigger business blunders through the years. Most Popular. Condemnation was aimed personally at our employees who received telephonic hate threats against themselves and families. Herrin said that he checked names of those making the negative posts against names of passengers and found that none of the vitriolic critics had ever been aboard the Jacks or Better yacht. The request went awry as people posted threats to employees and their Photo: Metro Video. The ship is fully booked, but bad weather could interfere with a cruise scheduled for Friday, the first since the collision. Further, there is talk of a boycott against JOB when we sail again on April 28th. The request went awry as people posted threats to employees and their families. The company posted a request Monday for opinions on whether the Galveston-based Jacks or Better Casino yacht should fire its ship captain, David Kendrick, who was in command when the vessel struck a buoy April 15 and suffered damage. Some of the posts threatened family members of employees and were filled with vulgarities, Herrin said. JOB made the decision to delete the thread because of the vitriolic criticism and the animosity that followed. Scroll through the gallery to see some of the bigger business blunders through the years. Casino gambling is illegal in Texas, but Jacks or Better cruises outside the 9-mile limit into federal waters where it becomes legal. After the ship collision, the posts on the Jacks or Better Facebook page were overwhelmingly in support of the captain, and management had hoped to capitalize on the support by giving his backers a voice in the decision on whether to retain him, Herrin said. Now contractors are being asked for ideas to make it less vulnerable.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} Repairs to the 6-foot gash on the port side and some minor structural damage are expected to be completed Wednesday, Herrin said. Trending Now. Image 1 of Back to Gallery. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}GALVESTON — What was apparently intended as a harmless Facebook post by the management of a gambling ship unleashed a storm of negative comments, foul language and threats, the company's general manager said Tuesday. The original Facebook post was replaced by a second post explaining why the first was taken down: "The thread received hundreds of comments in less than 30 minutes, many of them denigrating the writer and management of JOB for posting it. For that, JOB offers its sincere apology; not for content, but for verbiage," the company said in its post. Should we reinstate Captain David Kendrick or should we fire him? He said the controversy has not hurt business. The company that runs the Jacks Or Better casino boat in Galveston posted on Facebook looking for opinions to help the company.