The 1920's steamboat Delta Queen has been docked in Chattanooga since 2009
Yes, let’s print some more taxpayer obligations to fund this “private” investor group. I wonder if Stockton, CA might be interested?
Nice Riverboat. Serves as a floating hotel for now. It was fun. Recommened it.
Interestingly, the “Delta” in question when the vessel was built was the Sacramento River delta. I’d like to see her back in California.
The Str. DELTA QUEEN operated under a special Congressional Exemption from the 1966 Safety of Life at Sea Law (Public Law 89-777). This law forbids any vessel, foreign or domestic, from operating from a United States port carrying over 50 overnight passengers if it is constructed primarily of wood. The exemption ran out on Nevember 1, 2008
http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/
I'm all for getting the Delta Queen moving again, but there is still an authentic steamboat operating out of New Orleans.
"The New Orleans Steamboat Company locally owns and operates the last authentic Steamboat on the Mighty Mississippi River"
I’ve been on the Delta Queen when it was running. Nice boat. The scenery on the Tennessee around Chattanooga is so beautiful, especially in the fall, it would be a shame to operate it anywhere else.
My folks were attending Pop’s postal convention in Memphis back in the sixties.
That night a big party was held on a riverboat(don't know if it was the Delta Queen or not) We were allowed the run of ship and hit the free drinks table like a pack of hyenas.
After downing three or four bottles of coke or RC, nature came calling.
After running both decks, front and back, we couldn't find the bathroom nor mom or dad. In desperation with a overtaxed bladder,we went as far back of the vessel as we could, lend close to the left rail(Port?),near to the whirling blades and added more “water “ to the Big Muddy.
Lucky we were just kids and it was non alcoholic beverages else we might have taken a unwanted swim...