AMERICAN EMPRESS
LIBERTY BAY
ARGOSY
Blue Marlin bringing Vigor Dry Dock into Portland
BLUE MARLIN
Bringing Vigor Dry Dock into Portland, Oregon, Aug 24, 2014
American Empress near Vancouver, WA, July 2014
On Columbia River near Vancouver, Washington.
DNATALIN IV
The newest yacht from Christensen Shipyards, apparently on a shakedown cruise near Vancouver, Washington.
Port of Vancouver's new Fireboat "Discovery"
VANCOUVER FIREBOAT 1
SSLEGACY
Passing through the Vancouver/Portland railroad bridge.
QUEEN OF THE WEST
Queen of the West getting ready for 7 day Columbia River journey, April 2014.
EMPRESS OF THE NORTH
The American Empress, is the newly a refurbished Empress of the North. The American Queen Steamboat company purchased the boat from the bondholder, the U.S. Maritime Administration. It is scheduled to resume sailings on the great rivers of the Pacific Northwest in April 2014 with her homeport Portland, Oregon.
The American Empress measures 360 ft. with five decks and accommodates 223 guests in seven stateroom categories. The American Empress will sail the Columbia River and Snake River, offering seven-day voyages between Portland, Ore. and Clarkston, Wash. Ports of call include Astoria, Ore.; Stevenson, Wash.; The Dalles, Ore.; Umatilla, Ore.; and Richland, Wash. The American Queen Steamboat company, which also operates a 436-passenger riverboat on the Mississippi River, purchased the boat fr
American Empress measures 360 ft. with five decks and accommodates 223 guests in seven stateroom categories. Previous incarnation was Empress of the North, whic cruised Alaska's Inside Passage and the Columbia River. Early on May 14, 2007, The Empress of the North struck Rocky Island while navigating a 90 degree turn to starboard about 50 nautical miles (90 km) from Juneau, Alaska. The American Queen Steamboat, which also operates a 436-passenger riverboat on the Mississippi River,
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