Comments on: Arguments in Favor of the Delta Queen http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/arguments-in-favor-of-the-delta-queen/ A private initiative to save the steamboat Delta Queen Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:59:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Alexandra~Titanic.Historian~ http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/arguments-in-favor-of-the-delta-queen/comment-page-1/#comment-365 Alexandra~Titanic.Historian~ Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:21:29 +0000 http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/arguments-in-favor-of-the-delta-queen/#comment-365 does congress even know anything about ships? Save the Delta Queen!!! does congress even know anything about ships?
Save the Delta Queen!!!

]]> By: Donna Murphy http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/arguments-in-favor-of-the-delta-queen/comment-page-1/#comment-291 Donna Murphy Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:52:44 +0000 http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/arguments-in-favor-of-the-delta-queen/#comment-291 Save the Queen. It is safe,It is beautiful. Let the Queen continue to travel the river. The Queen has an excellent safety record. The crew that runs the Queen would never sail her if there was any danger. No one has ever died from takeing a peaceful sail on the Queen. We have deaths every day from car accidents and drug over dose. Please don't take our beautiful Queen from us. Save the Queen. It is safe,It is beautiful. Let the Queen continue to travel the river. The Queen has an excellent safety record. The crew that runs the Queen would never sail her if there was any danger. No one has ever died from takeing a peaceful sail on the Queen. We have deaths every day from car accidents and drug over dose. Please don’t take our beautiful Queen from us.

]]> By: The “General Slocum” could still run today, without exemption! http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/arguments-in-favor-of-the-delta-queen/comment-page-1/#comment-91 The “General Slocum” could still run today, without exemption! Thu, 22 Nov 2007 06:50:59 +0000 http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/arguments-in-favor-of-the-delta-queen/#comment-91 [...] Arguments in Favor of the Delta Queen Archives [...] [...] Arguments in Favor of the Delta Queen Archives [...]

]]> By: Michael Muse http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/arguments-in-favor-of-the-delta-queen/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Michael Muse Sat, 10 Nov 2007 15:20:34 +0000 http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/arguments-in-favor-of-the-delta-queen/#comment-76 Save the Queen. Not like tree hugging or saving whales. This is the last whale in existence. There are no others. This baby is safe, it is beautiful, it provides a service, its heritage is indeed commensurate with the Washington Monument, Mount Rushmore, Golden Gate Bridge, Staten Island Ferry and the Queen Mary. She is an asset to us all. Let keep it alive. Save the Queen. Not like tree hugging or saving whales. This is the last whale in existence. There are no others. This baby is safe, it is beautiful, it provides a service, its heritage is indeed commensurate with the Washington Monument, Mount Rushmore, Golden Gate Bridge, Staten Island Ferry and the Queen Mary. She is an asset to us all. Let keep it alive.

]]> By: Cy Svobodny http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/arguments-in-favor-of-the-delta-queen/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Cy Svobodny Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:43:24 +0000 http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/arguments-in-favor-of-the-delta-queen/#comment-67 I recsll that the Delta Queen was painted with a special NASA developed (for the re-entry heat) formula of fire-proof paint and is therefore not burnable. Also since the steamboat plys the rivers and inland waterways it is only moments from the safety of shore at any time if the worst were to occur. I am sure the owners have taken every precaution (fireproof furnishings etc.) to prevent the worst from happening. They do not want to lose their most important asset. I recsll that the Delta Queen was painted with a special NASA developed (for the re-entry heat) formula of fire-proof paint and is therefore not burnable. Also since the steamboat plys the rivers and inland waterways it is only moments from the safety of shore at any time if the worst were to occur. I am sure the owners have taken every precaution (fireproof furnishings etc.) to prevent the worst from happening. They do not want to lose their most important asset.

]]> By: Robert J Gould http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/arguments-in-favor-of-the-delta-queen/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Robert J Gould Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:22:28 +0000 http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/arguments-in-favor-of-the-delta-queen/#comment-53 I have always enjoyed seeing the Delta Queen travel up and down the river near my hometown of Warsaw, KY. She cannot be retired because I have not had the chance to travel aboard this beautiful boat. This boat does not travel the seas, it travels rivers. There is a difference. I know there are laws that govern boats on the waterways of America, however consideration and exceptions can be made. Every exception should be made to save the queen. Besides anyone who comes aboard the boat should understand that the structure is made of wood and know that their lives could be in danger of fire. I have always enjoyed seeing the Delta Queen travel up and down the river near my hometown of Warsaw, KY. She cannot be retired because I have not had the chance to travel aboard this beautiful boat. This boat does not travel the seas, it travels rivers. There is a difference. I know there are laws that govern boats on the waterways of America, however consideration and exceptions can be made. Every exception should be made to save the queen. Besides anyone who comes aboard the boat should understand that the structure is made of wood and know that their lives could be in danger of fire.

]]> By: Gena Schneider http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/arguments-in-favor-of-the-delta-queen/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Gena Schneider Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:28:08 +0000 http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/arguments-in-favor-of-the-delta-queen/#comment-36 My father worked on the Delta Queen for 10 yrs, they take fire safety drills every month. It is by far the safest boat you can take. Pop went deep sea also for 10 yrs, on the U.S.N.S. DENEBOLA, he would rather be on the Queen. He is in a retirement home for sailors in North Carolina and can't beleave this.It makes him very sad. My father worked on the Delta Queen for 10 yrs, they take fire safety drills every month. It is by far the safest boat you can take. Pop went deep sea also for 10 yrs, on the U.S.N.S. DENEBOLA, he would rather be on the Queen. He is in a retirement home for sailors in North Carolina and can’t beleave this.It makes him very sad.

]]> By: Ben Evans http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/arguments-in-favor-of-the-delta-queen/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Ben Evans Sat, 01 Sep 2007 15:12:59 +0000 http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/arguments-in-favor-of-the-delta-queen/#comment-33 It appears that the new owners of the Delta Queen are not too interested in saving the steamboat. They seem to have given up on this.Is it because it is not profitable? It appears that the new owners of the Delta Queen are not too interested in saving the steamboat. They seem to have given up on this.Is it because it is not profitable?

]]> By: John Sargent http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/arguments-in-favor-of-the-delta-queen/comment-page-1/#comment-32 John Sargent Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:36:36 +0000 http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/arguments-in-favor-of-the-delta-queen/#comment-32 If the following statement is actually in the Safety of Lives at Sea Act then the Delta Queen would be exempt. Under the terms of the 1960 Safety of Lives at Sea Act, ships with more than 50 staterooms must be constructed of inflammable materials. INFLAMMABLE and FLAMMABLE both mean "combustible.'' If the following statement is actually in the Safety of Lives at Sea Act then the Delta Queen would be exempt.

Under the terms of the 1960 Safety of Lives at Sea Act, ships with more than 50 staterooms must be constructed of inflammable materials.

INFLAMMABLE and FLAMMABLE both mean “combustible.”

]]> By: Joanne Williams http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/arguments-in-favor-of-the-delta-queen/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Joanne Williams Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:34:18 +0000 http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/arguments-in-favor-of-the-delta-queen/#comment-26 To Claude Chafin I say the Delta Queen is sprinklered and has been for many years. To Claude Chafin I say the Delta Queen is sprinklered and has been for many years.

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