Comments on: 3 key facts about the Delta Queen exemption http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/3-key-facts-about-the-delta-queen-exemption/ A private initiative to save the steamboat Delta Queen Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:32:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: James Nix http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/3-key-facts-about-the-delta-queen-exemption/comment-page-1/#comment-247 James Nix Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:49:32 +0000 http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/?p=73#comment-247 The Deltas Queen is an historical monument to those people of our country who grew this nation to its significance today. If we cannot protect our heritage, we die. Any votes against retaining this vessel "as is", for what it represents, is an act of treason. Those casting such votes are doing so for political purposes alone and are not worthy of the privilege of citizenship in the United States of American The Deltas Queen is an historical monument to those people of our country who grew this nation to its significance today. If we cannot protect our heritage, we die. Any votes against retaining this vessel “as is”, for what it represents, is an act of treason. Those casting such votes are doing so for political purposes alone and are not worthy of the privilege of citizenship in the United States of American

]]> By: Jennifer Lemmon http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/3-key-facts-about-the-delta-queen-exemption/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Jennifer Lemmon Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:03:35 +0000 http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/?p=73#comment-185 As a further comment to one mentioned previously... The Delta Queen passed her Coast Guard inspection and her fire and abandon ship drill in a manner that was above average. In an open meeting, the Coast Guard officer stood at the front of the room and told the crew that it was the most professional drill he had every witnessed. We come to the boat from all walks of life, and we take what we do very seriously because we know that in an emergency, 176 aging and elderly passengers may depend on us to save their lives. We hope it never happens, but if it does we are prepared. I and my fellow crew members drilled and trained for different scenarios, and it showed. We spent a week in safety training, and every crew on board held a fire hose and tested how it felt with water running though it. Everyone was allowed to use a fire extinguisher so that there was no doubt about it's operation. Every member of the crew received first aid training and was certified in CPR. The crew drilled as if there was a fire in areas of the boat that were normally used for muster stations. Afterwards the crew sat in the dining room and discussed each and every drill and talked about things that could be done better, or difficulties encountered. Our boat has a state of the art fire alarm system, and probably one of the most well-trained crews of any passenger boat floating if the truth be known. The comments of the political lap dogs who say it is a fire hazard have never been on the boat. If the Coast Guard considered us a fire hazard, we would not continue to be certified as safe to sail. We are held in limbo for one reason, and one reason only. POLITICS!! Oberstar has dug his heels in the sand and stands to lose face if he changes his position. The vote was mostly along party lines. This is all politics...and politics of the worst kind that will lead to the loss of American jobs. The Delta Queen is my home, and she is safe and river-worthy. Please continue to do what you can to help SAVE OUR SHIP. As a further comment to one mentioned previously… The Delta Queen passed her Coast Guard inspection and her fire and abandon ship drill in a manner that was above average. In an open meeting, the Coast Guard officer stood at the front of the room and told the crew that it was the most professional drill he had every witnessed. We come to the boat from all walks of life, and we take what we do very seriously because we know that in an emergency, 176 aging and elderly passengers may depend on us to save their lives. We hope it never happens, but if it does we are prepared.

I and my fellow crew members drilled and trained for different scenarios, and it showed. We spent a week in safety training, and every crew on board held a fire hose and tested how it felt with water running though it. Everyone was allowed to use a fire extinguisher so that there was no doubt about it’s operation. Every member of the crew received first aid training and was certified in CPR.

The crew drilled as if there was a fire in areas of the boat that were normally used for muster stations. Afterwards the crew sat in the dining room and discussed each and every drill and talked about things that could be done better, or difficulties encountered.

Our boat has a state of the art fire alarm system, and probably one of the most well-trained crews of any passenger boat floating if the truth be known.

The comments of the political lap dogs who say it is a fire hazard have never been on the boat. If the Coast Guard considered us a fire hazard, we would not continue to be certified as safe to sail.

We are held in limbo for one reason, and one reason only. POLITICS!! Oberstar has dug his heels in the sand and stands to lose face if he changes his position. The vote was mostly along party lines. This is all politics…and politics of the worst kind that will lead to the loss of American jobs.

The Delta Queen is my home, and she is safe and river-worthy. Please continue to do what you can to help SAVE OUR SHIP.

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