Delta Queen, National Historic Landmark, Refused Exemption from SOLA
November 2, 2008
The Delta Queen, a steamboat operated by Majestic America Line, will be retired after nearly eighty years of service. While the “Safety of Life at Sea Act” classified boats with wooden superstructures as fire hazards in 1966, the Delta Queen had been operating with an exemption from congress. Without the temporary exemption that expired November 1, 2008, the wooden steamboat will no longer cruise the Mississippi River.
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What a shame. These river boats are part of our history and culture. Nowadays most of them are permanently docked, but at least this way we can still enjoy them.